PT-2008-3468 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Published 2008-04-24 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader version 2.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 2.2, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk, as the current version may allow for denial of service or arbitrary code execution through specifically crafted PDF files. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1942

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 11

• 🔥 http://vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader1.htm · Exploit
• 🔥 http://vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader2.htm · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29934 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1942 · Security Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41972 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28890 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1327/references · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41973 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41972 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41973 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1327/references · Note