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++. 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 v3.1

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

CVSS v3.0

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 80th percentile

Published

2019-09-18

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0809

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-5040
• CVE-2019-5043
• CVE-2019-5039
• CVE-2019-5045
• CVE-2019-5038
• CVE-2019-5046