Vulnerability Report

CVE-2009-0837

Title: Foxit Reader3.0 RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2009-0837

CWE Category CWE-119
Published Date Mar 10, 2009
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 10.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
75.78%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2009-0837: Stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) relative path or (2) absolute path in the filename argument in an action, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.

Impacted Vendors

F
foxit 1

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/34036 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#Stackbased http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49136 http://secunia.com/advisories/34036 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#Stackbased http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49136
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2009-0837 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8201
View Code
Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18905
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.