What is CVE-2020-28203?

CVE-2020-28203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-28203?

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

Is CVE-2020-28203 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2020-28203

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 10.1.0.37527 and earlier. There is a null pointer access/dereference while opening a crafted PDF file, leading the application to crash (denial of service).

EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28203?: CVE-2020-28203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-28203?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-28203 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.