CVE-2010-20010 – Foxit PDF Reader Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-20010 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Foxit PDF Reader before 4.2.0.0928 does not properly bound-check the /Title entry in the PDF Info dictionary. A specially crafted PDF with an overlong Title string can overflow a fixed-size stack buffer, corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, and lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the file.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof.rb
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15514/
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15532
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16621
    Added Reference https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/version-history.html
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-pdf-reader-title-stack-buffer-overflow
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