CVE-2019-13318 Information disclosure in Reader
Remote attackers can disclose heap addresses via malicious PDFs in Foxit Reader, aiding further exploitation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-13318?
CVE-2019-13318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published on 4 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.5.0.20723. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of the util.printf Javascript method. The application processes the %p parameter in the format string, allowing heap addresses to be returned to the script. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8544.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13318?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, Foxitsoftware Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13318?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-13318 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13318 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5qf-r8x2-gf8g.