#VU19378 Resource exhaustion in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2019-14207

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19378

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14207

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

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.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php