What is CVE-2019-5053?

CVE-2019-5053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gonitro Nitropdf, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-5053?

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

Is CVE-2019-5053 known to be exploited?

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

Use After Free in Gonitro Nitropdf

CVE-2019-5053

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Length parsing function of NitroPDF. A specially crafted PDF can cause a type confusion, resulting in a use-after-free condition. An attacker can craft a malicious PDF to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th 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 12.2.1.522
N/a Nitropdf — versions NitroPDF 12.2.1.522

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5053?: CVE-2019-5053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gonitro Nitropdf, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5053?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5053 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.