01 Record
CVE-2010-1239
Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs via a certain "/Type /Action /S /Launch" sequence, and (2) execute arbitrary programs embedded in a PDF
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs via a certain "/Type /Action /S /Launch" sequence, and (2) execute arbitrary programs embedded in a PDF
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
- 7.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.4% 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
- 2010-04-05 15:15Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 17:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-04-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- 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
- 612bf6854690bc796dd63b3c6c128b36c1d1f9a3d65234c9d9e7d35571452890
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.f-secure.comhttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001923.html
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#570177http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177
- blog.didierstevens.comhttp://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/
- blog.didierstevens.comhttp://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/
- www.foxitsoftware.comhttp://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0401
- www.foxitsoftware.comhttp://www.foxitsoftware.com/announcements/2010420408.html