Use-after-free in NitroPDF - CVE-2019-5053
Published: October 10, 2019 / Updated: October 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21705
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5053
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Nitro Software, Inc.
Affected software:
NitroPDF
NitroPDF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Length parsing function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PDF and cause a type confusion, resulting in a use-after-free condition.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5053
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.