Out-of-bounds Read in Foxit Phantompdf
CVE-2020-10903
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of U3D objects embedded in a PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-10463.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.035 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Foxit Phantompdf — versions 9.7.1.29511
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- Foxitsoftware Reader
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-531/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10903?
- CVE-2020-10903 is a low-severity vulnerability in Foxit Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10903?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.