NULL pointer dereference in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2019-14208
Published: July 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19380
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14208
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14208
Install update from vendor's website.
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 8.3.10