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CVE-2013-10068: Foxit Reader <= 5.4.5.0114 Plugin URL Processing Buffer Overflow

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.4 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

Foxit Reader versions through 5.4.5.0114, including the bundled Foxit Reader Plugin 2.2.1.530, contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the npFoxitReaderPlugin.dll module. When a PDF file is loaded from a remote host, an overly long query string in the URL can overflow a buffer, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Foxit Reader: through 5.4.5.0114

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/foxit_reader_plugin_url_bof.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23944
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24502
• https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/64094
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-reader-plugin-url-processing-buffer-overflow

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