9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-0191
Foxit Reader JBIG2 Symbol Dictionary Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 3.0.2009.1301, does not properly handle a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with zero new symbols, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a dereference of an uninitialized memory location.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2009, 8:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-0191 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0191 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Foxitsoftware foxit_reader

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
70 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0191 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34036
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-11/
    Added Reference http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#Processing
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501590/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021822
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49135
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501590/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501590/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49135 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49135 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0191 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.20 }} -1.66%

score

0.93964

percentile

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