CVE-2010-1239

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-04-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs via a certain "/Type /Action /S /Launch" sequence, and (2) execute arbitrary programs embedded in a PDF document via an unspecified "/Launch /Action" sequence, a related issue to CVE-2009-0836.

Affected products

Foxit Reader: through 3.2.0.0303; 2.3, 3.0, 3.1.0.0824, 3.1.1.0901, 3.1.1.0928, 3.1.3.1030

References

http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/
http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001923.html
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/announcements/2010420408.html
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0401
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177
http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/
http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001923.html
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/announcements/2010420408.html
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0401
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177

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