CVE-2010-20010
highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (1)
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also known as (3)
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references (19)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-20010cnnvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof.rbcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15514/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15532cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16621cnnvd
- https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/version-history.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-pdf-reader-title-stack-buffer-overflowcnnvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof.rbenisa_euvd
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