Foxit Reader/PhantomPDF up to 3.2 on Mac out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 3.2 on Mac. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-20827. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 3.2 on Mac (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF Mac 3.3 and Foxit Reader for Mac before 3.3. It allows stack consumption because of interaction between ICC-Based color space and Alternate color space.

The weakness was presented 06/04/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-20827 since 06/04/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-93200, VDB-93201, VDB-93202 and VDB-93203 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Reader/PhantomPDF 3.3

Timelineinfo

06/04/2020 🔍
06/04/2020 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2020 +139 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-20827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156163
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2020 16:15
Updated: 10/22/2020 12:00
Changes: 06/05/2020 16:15 (41), 06/05/2020 16:20 (18), 10/22/2020 12:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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