CVE-2010-20010
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Publication date:
20/08/2025
Last modified:
22/08/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.40
Severity 4.0
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15514/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15532
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16621
- https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/version-history.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-pdf-reader-title-stack-buffer-overflow