CVEvulnerability
CVE-2010-1239
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2010-04-05
- 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-94
Description
Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs via a certain "/Type /Action /S /Launch" sequence, and (2) execute arbitrary programs embedded in a PDF document via an unspecified "/Launch /Action" sequence, a related issue to CVE-2009-0836.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware foxit reader (<= 3.2.0.0303)
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 2.3
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 3.0
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 3.1.0.0824
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 3.1.1.0901
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 3.1.1.0928
• foxitsoftware foxit reader 3.1.3.1030
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ Exploit
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/ Exploit
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001923.html www.f-secure.com
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/announcements/2010420408.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0401 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177 Patch, US Government Resource
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ Exploit
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/ Exploit
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001923.html www.f-secure.com
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/announcements/2010420408.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0401 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177 Patch, US Government Resource