CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-0691
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-06-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Description
The Foxit JPEG2000/JBIG2 Decoder add-on before 2.0.2009.616 for Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1817 does not properly handle a fatal error during decoding of a JPEG2000 (aka JPX) header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers an invalid memory access.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware jpeg2000 jbig2 decoder add-on (<= 2.0.2009.303)
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 3.0
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35512 Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022425 securitytracker.com
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0602 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251793 Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35443 Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1640 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35512 Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022425 securitytracker.com
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0602 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251793 Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35443 Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1640 Patch, Vendor Advisory