CVE-2009-0191
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.050 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (4)
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references (16)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/34036enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-11/enisa_euvd
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#Processingenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501590/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021822enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49135enisa_euvd
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