9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-1908
Foxit Reader Type 1 Font Decoder Integer Overflow
Description

Integer overflow in the Type 1 font decoder in the FreeType engine in Foxit Reader before 4.0.0.0619 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font in a PDF document.

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2011, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2017, 1:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1908 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-1908.

URL Resource
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/reader/security_bulletins.php#freetype Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspx Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68145

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1908 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1908 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68145 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68145 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68145 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68145 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspx No Types Assigned http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspx Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68145 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68145 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspx No Types Assigned http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/msvr11-005.mspx Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48359 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2011

    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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1908 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2011-1908 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

4.01 }} 1.09%

score

0.91868

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability