Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
CVE-2009-0691
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.
EPSS: 0.057 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader — versions 3.0
- Foxitsoftware Jpeg2000_jbig2_decoder_add-on
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 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, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 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-2009-0691?
- CVE-2009-0691 is a vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under CWE-399. Published 2009-06-23.
- Is CVE-2009-0691 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.