Use After Free in Foxit Phantompdf
CVE-2020-8846
This vulnerability allows remote atackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114. 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 text field objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9400.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.198 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.198 · newest: 0.198 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foxit Phantompdf — versions 9.6.0.25114
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- Foxitsoftware Reader
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-202/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8846?
- CVE-2020-8846 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Phantompdf, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8846?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.