CVE-2019-5042: Aspose Aspose.pdf For C++

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Aspose Aspose.pdf For C++: version 19.2 only

Published 2019-09-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.