#VU19380 NULL pointer dereference in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2019-14208 

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#VU19380 NULL pointer dereference in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2019-14208

Published: July 26, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19380
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-2019-14208
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

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 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.

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