Description
Foxit Reader 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2186.
Published: 2008-04-24
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 3.1% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1941 Foxit Reader 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2186.
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Foxit Software Reader
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:41:00.180Z

Reserved: 2008-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1942

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-25T06:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1942

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