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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2019-20814

High
7.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.12. It allows memory consumption because data is created for each page of an application level.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published