Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-5042 - Use After Free vulnerability in Aspose Aspose.Pdf for C++ 19.2
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
An exploitable Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the way FunctionType 0 PDF elements are processed in Aspose.PDF 19.2 for C++. A specially crafted PDF can cause a dangling heap pointer, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker can send a malicious PDF to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Talos
| id | TALOS-2019-0809 |
| last seen | 2019-09-20 |
| published | 2019-09-17 |
| reporter | Talos Intelligence |
| source | http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0809 |
| title | Aspose.PDF for C++ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |