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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251793 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35443 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35512 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1640 (Patch, vdb-entry, 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.