CVE-2009-0691

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-06-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The Foxit JPEG2000/JBIG2 Decoder add-on before 2.0.2009.616 for Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1817 does not properly handle a fatal error during decoding of a JPEG2000 (aka JPX) header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers an invalid memory access.

Affected products

Foxit Reader: 3.0
Foxitsoftware Jpeg2000 Jbig2 Decoder Add-On: through 2.0.2009.303

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35512
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022425
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0602
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251793
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35443
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1640
http://secunia.com/advisories/35512
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022425
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0602
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251793
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35443
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1640

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