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CVE-2020-13815:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-13815 is a vulnerability discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions before 9.7.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 4, 2020, affecting PDF reader software products from Foxit Software (Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Resource Exhaustion) issue. It allows stack consumption via a loop of an indirect object reference. The vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) and CVSS 3.0 score of 9.8 (I:H/AV:N/AC:L/S:U/PR:N/A:H/UI:N/C:H) (ManageEngine).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to cause resource exhaustion through stack consumption, potentially leading to denial of service conditions in affected systems (Rapid7).
Exploitability
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires no authentication. The attack vector is network-accessible (ManageEngine).
Mitigation and workarounds
The recommended solution is to upgrade to Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF version 9.7.1 or later to address this vulnerability (Foxit Security Bulletins).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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