CVE-2020-13807 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF by triggering a loop via circular reference mishandling.
- 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-2020-13807?
CVE-2020-13807 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published on 4 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.7.2. It has circular reference mishandling that causes a loop.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13807?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, Foxitsoftware Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13807?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-13807 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13807 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p685-qr9c-hw62.