CVE-2015-2790
Foxit Reader, Enterprise Reader, and PhantomPDF before 7.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted (1) Ubyte Size in a DataSubBlock structure or (2) LZWMinimumCodeSize in a GIF image.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Foxit Reader, Enterprise Reader, and PhantomPDF before 7.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted (1) Ubyte Size in a DataSubBlock structure or (2) LZWMinimumCodeSize in a GIF image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 24.52% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 11 March 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/enterprise reader · foxitsoftware/foxit reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 24.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://protekresearchlab.com/PRL-2015-02/Exploit
- http://protekresearchlab.com/prl-2015-01prl-foxit-products-gif-conversion-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-lzwminimumcodesize/Exploit
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1031878
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36334Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36335Exploit
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-23
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-24
- http://www.osvdb.org/119302
- http://www.osvdb.org/119303
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73430
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031877
- http://protekresearchlab.com/PRL-2015-02/Exploit
- http://protekresearchlab.com/prl-2015-01prl-foxit-products-gif-conversion-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-lzwminimumcodesize/Exploit
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1031878
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36334Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36335Exploit
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-23
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-24
- http://www.osvdb.org/119302
- http://www.osvdb.org/119303
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73430
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031877
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.