What is CVE-2019-5045?

CVE-2019-5045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gonitro Nitropdf, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-5045?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5045 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Gonitro Nitropdf

CVE-2019-5045

A specifically crafted jpeg2000 file embedded in a PDF file can lead to a heap corruption when opening a PDF document in NitroPDF 12.12.1.522. With careful memory manipulation, this can lead to arbitrary code execution. In order to trigger this vulnerability, the victim would need to open the malicious file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gonitro Nitropdf — versions 12.12.1.522
N/a Nitropdf — versions NitroPDF 12.12.1.522

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5045?: CVE-2019-5045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gonitro Nitropdf, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5045?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5045 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.