Is CVE-2019-5031 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5031 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5031?

CVE-2019-5031 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5031?

CVE-2019-5031 has an EPSS score of 6.04% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2019-5031?

No published fix for CVE-2019-5031 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5031

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.4.1.16828. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger an out-of-memory condition which isn't handled properly, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

CWE-703 CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

talosintelligence.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.