VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1908
Integer overflow in the Type 1 font decoder in the FreeType engine in Foxit Reader before 4.0.0.0619 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font in a PDF document.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 4.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the Type 1 font decoder in the FreeType engine in Foxit Reader before 4.0.0.0619 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font in a PDF document.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.98% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/reader/security_bulletins.php#freetypePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspxThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68145
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/reader/security_bulletins.php#freetypePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspxThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68145
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.