CVE-2009-0836

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 42.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing dangerous actions defined in a PDF file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.

Affected products

Foxit Reader: 2.3, 3.0

References

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34036
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#bypass
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
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34036

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