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CVE-2020-174167.8HighCWE-787

CVE-2020-17416: Foxit Reader vulnerability

Foxit · Reader

Affected: Foxit Reader · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

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10.1%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
95th percentile
050100

Higher than 95% of scored CVEs

7.8HighCVSS 3.0
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • Foxit · Reader10.0.0.35798

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Exploitation
Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
Foxit
Published
October 2020

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