Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
CVE-2009-0690
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 negative value for the stream offset in a JPEG2000 (aka JPX) stream, 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 out-of-bounds read.
EPSS: 0.057 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader — versions 3.0, 3.0.2009.1301
- Foxitsoftware Jpeg2000\/jbig2_decoder_add-on — versions 2.0.2009.303
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cret@cert.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0690?
- CVE-2009-0690 is a vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-06-23.
- Is CVE-2009-0690 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.