01 Record
CVE-2008-1942
Foxit Reader 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Foxit Reader 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.07% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-04-24 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 60ef155ef17ee24c241997bbed9dcb332cd7a96609d12e09aed011a145510bbb
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com29934http://secunia.com/advisories/29934
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfoxitreader-extgstate-code-execution(41973)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41973
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfoxitreader-pdf-xobject-code-execution(41972)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41972
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1327http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1327/references
- www.securityfocus.com28890http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28890
- www.vallejo.cchttp://www.vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader2.htm
- www.vallejo.cchttp://www.vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader1.htm