CVE-2020-8850CWE-787

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.7.0.29455

High · published February 13, 2020

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.7.0.29455. 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 processing of JPEG2000 files. 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-9415.

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
0.05955 · 93.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2020-02-13T22:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 FEB 22:20Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.7.0.29455
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