VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-5042
An exploitable Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the way FunctionType 0 PDF elements are processed in Aspose.PDF 19.2 for C++.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- aspose/aspose.pdf for c\+\+
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0809Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0809Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.