CVE-2020-8844

moderate-risk
Published 2020-02-14

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25114. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPEG files within CovertToPDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9102.

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19.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 80% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Foxitsoftware

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-200/
Vendor Advisory https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-200/
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low