CVE-2020-8844 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-8844 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 13/02/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: zdi | Vendor: Foxit | Product: Reader
Status : PUBLISHED

CVE-2020-8844 Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25114. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPEG files within CovertToPDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9102.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-190
CWE Name: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Source: Foxit

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).