RCE in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
CVE-2010-1239
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.075 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.075 · newest: 0.075 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader — versions 3.1.1.0901, 3.1.1.0928, 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ (Exploit)
- blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/ (Exploit)
- www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001923.html
- www.foxitsoftware.com/announcements/2010420408.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)