Advisory Details

October 22nd, 2019

Foxit PhantomPDF Dwg2Pdf DXF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2019-17145
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	PhantomPDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF. 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 conversion of DXF files to PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	The plugin Dwg2Pdf is End of Life and will not be included in Foxit Reader version 9.7 and higher.
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-08-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-10-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2019-11-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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