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CVE-2009-0836

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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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published3/10/2009

Last Modified4/23/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

foxitsoftware:reader

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/34036(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#bypass(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634(cve@mitre.org)

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/34036(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#bypass(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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