High severity · published Oct 9, 2019
CVE-2019-5053
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Length parsing function of NitroPDF
7.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Length parsing function of NitroPDF. A specially crafted PDF can cause a type confusion, resulting in a use-after-free condition. An attacker can craft a malicious PDF to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NI
Nitropdf · Gonitro
12.2.1.522 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5053
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5053
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0830
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