HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2019-5005
MEDIUM

CVE-2019-5005

CWE-787Published: January 3, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.4 on Windows. They allowed Denial of Service (application crash) via image data, because two bytes are written to the end of the allocated memory without judging whether this will cause corruption.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-5005 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 5.5.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

foxitsoftware2 product(s)
foxit readerphantompdf
Microsoft1 product(s)
windows
Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
PATCHhttps://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

All References (2)

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https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch · Vendor Advisory
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https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-5005
CVSS Score5.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-787
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedJan 3, 2019

Related CVEs (CWE-787)

CVE-2013-5610
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CVE-2016-9343
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CVE-2004-0978
10.0
CVE-2012-0751
10.0
CVE-2002-2227
10.0
CVE-2018-6692
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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2019-5005 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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