CVE-2009-0191
Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 3.0.2009.1301, does not properly handle a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with zero new symbols, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 3.0.2009.1301, does not properly handle a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with zero new symbols, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a dereference of an uninitialized memory location.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.04% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34036Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-11/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#ProcessingPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501590/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021822
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34036Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-11/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#ProcessingPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501590/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021822
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49135
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.