CVE-2019-5031

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-703

Description

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.4.1.16828. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger an out-of-memory condition which isn't handled properly, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Affected products

Foxit PhantomPDF: through 9.4.1.16828
Foxit Reader: through 9.4.1.16828

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0793
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0793

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