CVE-2019-6985 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF by tricking users into opening malicious PDF files with crafted 3D content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6985?
CVE-2019-6985 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit 3D Plugin Beta before 9.4.0.16807 for Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF. The application could encounter an Out-of-Bounds Read in Indexing or a Heap Overflow and crash during handling of certain PDF files that embed specifically crafted 3D content, due to an array access violation.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foxitsoftware 3d.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6985 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-2019-6985 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6985 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq2h-g68x-694m.