What is CVE-2019-5006?

CVE-2019-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-5006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2019-5006

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.4 on Windows. It is a NULL pointer dereference during PDF parsing.

Published 2019-01-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5006?: CVE-2019-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-5006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.