CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-15637
3.3 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-08-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 3.3 LOW — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 3.3 LOW — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. 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 SetLocalDescription method. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-10972.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware phantompdf (<= 10.0.0.35798)
• foxitsoftware reader (<= 10.0.0.35798)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-932/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-932/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry