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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2019-20817
CVE-2019-20817:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before version 9.7. The vulnerability was assigned identifier CVE-2019-20817 and was disclosed on June 4, 2020 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service condition through application crashes due to the NULL pointer dereference (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF version 9.7 or later to address this vulnerability (Foxit Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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