CVE-2020-17416CWE-787

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798

High · published October 13, 2020

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
12%
Percentile
96.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPEG2000 images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11497.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.12366 · 96.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2020-10-13T17:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 OCT 17:10Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798
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