CVE-2019-5067 Memory corruption in Aspose
A specially crafted PDF can trigger uninitialized memory access in Aspose.PDF for C++, leading to memory corruption and potential arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5067?
CVE-2019-5067 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Talos Aspose, published on 18 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An uninitialized memory access vulnerability exists in the way Aspose.PDF 19.2 for C++ handles invalid parent object pointers. A specially crafted PDF can cause a read and write from uninitialized memory, resulting in memory corruption and possibly arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, a specifically crafted PDF document needs to be processed by the target application.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5067?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aspose Aspose.pdf for C\+\+.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5067?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5067 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-5067 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5067 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Talos Aspose
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pg2-m5v4-8fpj.