CVE-2019-5005

Foxit Reader ConvertToPDF TIF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha descubierto un problema en Foxit Reader y PhantomPDF en versiones anteriores a la 9.4 en Windows. Dichas versiones permitían denegaciones de servicio (cierre inesperado de la aplicación) mediante los datos de imagen, debido a que se escribían dos bytes al final de la memoria asignada sin juzgar si esto conduciría a una corrupción.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within ConvertToPDF_x86.dll. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: HAO LI

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-03 CVE Reserved
2019-01-03 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2024-11-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	2020-08-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Foxitsoftware Search vendor "Foxitsoftware"	Foxit Reader Search vendor "Foxitsoftware" for product "Foxit Reader"	< 9.4 Search vendor "Foxitsoftware" for product "Foxit Reader" and version " < 9.4"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Foxitsoftware Search vendor "Foxitsoftware"	Phantompdf Search vendor "Foxitsoftware" for product "Phantompdf"	< 9.4 Search vendor "Foxitsoftware" for product "Phantompdf" and version " < 9.4"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe