CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-0836
10.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-03-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing dangerous actions defined in a PDF file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware reader 2.3
• foxitsoftware reader 3.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html blog.zoller.lu
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html lists.immunitysec.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34036 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#bypass Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634 Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html blog.zoller.lu
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html lists.immunitysec.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34036 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#bypass Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634 Vendor Advisory