# CVE-2019-17183: Denial of service in n/a

> An attacker can cause a crash in Foxit Reader by triggering an access violation when memory is insufficient, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fpp-347q-rgp6

## What is CVE-2019-17183?

CVE-2019-17183 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Reader, published on 4 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Foxit Reader before 9.7 allows an Access Violation and crash if insufficient memory exists.

Weakness: CWE-772 (Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Foxitsoftware Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Reader

- [CVE-2009-0836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0836/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-17617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17617/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-17619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17619/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-17621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17621/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-13326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13326/): Use after free in Reader (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17183 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Reader, published on 4 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foxitsoftware Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17183/
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