CVE-2019-13123: High severity foxit reader vulnerability

Published Sep 30, 2019
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Updated

Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25114 and earlier has two unique RecursiveCall bugs involving 3 functions exhausting available stack memory because of Uncontrolled Recursion in the V8 JavaScript engine (issue 1 of 2).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader<=9.6.0.25114
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Sep 30, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:18 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:18 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-13123?

CVE-2019-13123 has a medium severity rating due to potential exploitation leading to application crashes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-13123?

To fix CVE-2019-13123, update Foxit Reader to version 9.6.1 or later.

3

What causes the CVE-2019-13123 vulnerability?

CVE-2019-13123 is caused by uncontrolled recursion in the V8 JavaScript engine in Foxit Reader.

4

Which versions of Foxit Reader are affected by CVE-2019-13123?

Foxit Reader versions 9.6.0.25114 and earlier are affected by CVE-2019-13123.

5

Can CVE-2019-13123 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2019-13123 can potentially be exploited remotely if malicious JavaScript is executed in Foxit Reader.

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