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CVE-2019-5066
CRITICAL
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way LZW-compressed streams 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 condition. To trigger this vulnerability, a specifically crafted PDF document needs to be processed by the target application.
Published: Sep 18, 2019
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-416
CWE-416
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| aspose | aspose.pdf_for_c\+\+ | 19.2 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-jqg4-p627-84cf
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way LZW-compressed streams are...
References (2)
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0855 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0855 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
2.38%
Top 18% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
39.9 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub