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CVE-2019-5042

HIGH
Published 2019-09-18T20:41:35
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.005
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.648
Higher than 64.8% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

An exploitable Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the way FunctionType 0 PDF elements are processed in Aspose.PDF 19.2 for C++. A specially crafted PDF can cause a dangling heap pointer, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker can send a malicious PDF to trigger this vulnerability.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Talos

Aspose.PDF for C++

Affected Versions:

19.2

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-cf89-rm5v-j67r

Advisory Details

An exploitable Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the way FunctionType 0 PDF elements are processed in Aspose.PDF 19.2 for C++. A specially crafted PDF can cause a dangling heap pointer, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker can send a malicious PDF to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5042
WEB https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0809

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0809
Published: 2019-09-18T20:41:35
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T19:47:55.846Z
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