CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-0837
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
Stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) relative path or (2) absolute path in the filename argument in an action, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.
Affected configurations
• foxit reader3.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- 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#Stackbased Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49136 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.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#Stackbased Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49136 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com