01 Record
CVE-2009-0191
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: flexera
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
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
- 5.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.0% 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
- 2009-03-10 20:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-01-20
- Assigning CNA
- flexera
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a7cebf08f15fecba6921e6dbca4a75a4298432a45ffafbab917149dc28c5a56c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfoxitreader-jbig2-code-execution(49135)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49135
- www.securitytracker.com1021822http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021822
- secunia.com34036http://secunia.com/advisories/34036
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0634http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634
- www.securityfocus.com20090309 Secunia Research: Foxit Reader JBIG2 Symbol Dictionary Processing Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501590/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com34035http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035
- www.foxitsoftware.comhttp://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#Processing
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-11/