CVE-2008-1942

Published Apr 24, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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 (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2186.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1941 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 (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2186.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:41 AM
Reserved
Apr 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 25, 2008, 6:05 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM