SB2019072115 - NULL pointer dereference in Foxit PhantomPDF



SB2019072115 - NULL pointer dereference in Foxit PhantomPDF

Published: July 21, 2019 Updated: July 26, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019072115
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14208)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when get a PDF object from a document, or parse a certain portfolio that contains a null dictionary. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.