Foxit PDF Reader before 4.2.0.0928 does not properly bound-check the /Title entry in the PDF Info dictionary. A specially crafted PDF with an overlong Title string can overflow a fixed-size stack buffer, corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, and lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the file.
History

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First Time appeared Foxitsoftware
Foxitsoftware foxit Reader
Vendors & Products Foxitsoftware
Foxitsoftware foxit Reader

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Foxit PDF Reader before 4.2.0.0928 does not properly bound-check the /Title entry in the PDF Info dictionary. A specially crafted PDF with an overlong Title string can overflow a fixed-size stack buffer, corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, and lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the file.
Title Foxit PDF Reader < 4.2.0.0928 Title Stack Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-20T18:47:21.503Z

Reserved: 2025-08-19T16:00:37.416Z

Link: CVE-2010-20010

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-20T18:47:14.921Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-20T17:15:33.023

Modified: 2025-08-22T18:09:17.710

Link: CVE-2010-20010

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-21T12:58:57Z