NULL pointer dereference in NitroPDF - CVE-2019-19819
Published: January 10, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34878
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19819
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local 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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted Unicode content.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19819
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.