Out-of-bounds Read in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
CVE-2020-12247
In Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.0.1, and PhantomPDF before 9.7.3, attackers can obtain sensitive information from an out-of-bounds read because a text-string index continues to be used after splitting a string into two parts. A crash may also occur.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- Foxitsoftware Reader
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12247?
- CVE-2020-12247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12247?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12247 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.