CVE-2019-5005 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-5005?

CVE-2019-5005 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2019-5005?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, Microsoft Windows, Foxitsoftware Phantompdf.

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.4 on Windows. They allowed Denial of Service (application crash) via image data, because two bytes are written to the end of the allocated memory without judging whether this will cause corruption.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foxitsoftware	Foxit Reader	< 9.4
Microsoft	Windows	-
Foxitsoftware	Phantompdf	< 9.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-5005?

CVE-2019-5005 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.4 on Windows. They allowed Denial of Service (application crash) via image data, because two bytes are written to the end of the allocat...

How severe is CVE-2019-5005?

CVE-2019-5005 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-5005?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, Microsoft Windows, Foxitsoftware Phantompdf.