CVE-2019-6729 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF on Windows, allowing remote code execution. It stems from improper validation of user-supplied data in PDF file processing, leading to a read past the end of a buffer. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious PDF, and can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.3.0.10826CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.3.0.10826CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.