What is CVE-2020-35990?

CVE-2020-35990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Reader, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-35990?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Foxit Pdf Reader

CVE-2020-35990

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in cFilenameInit parameter in browseForDoc function in Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 10.1.0.37527, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (10.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Foxit Pdf_reader
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35990?: CVE-2020-35990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Reader, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-35990?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.