CVE-2009-0836 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Reader
Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
10.8%
top 6.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 10
Latest updateMay 2
Description
Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing dangerous actions defined in a PDF file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0