What is CVE-2019-20827?

CVE-2019-20827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2019-20827?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf

CVE-2019-20827

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF Mac 3.3 and Foxit Reader for Mac before 3.3. It allows stack consumption because of interaction between ICC-Based color space and Alternate color space.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Foxitsoftware Reader
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20827?: CVE-2019-20827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-20827?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.