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CVE-2020-8844

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25114.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 23.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25114. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPEG files within CovertToPDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9102.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
23.66% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
foxitsoftware/reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.