SB2019072113 - Resource exhaustion in Foxit PhantomPDF
Published: July 21, 2019 Updated: July 26, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072113
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14207)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an endless loop resulting from confusing relationships between a child and parent object when calling the clone function. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.