CVE-2019-13331

HIGH

Foxitsoftware Reader < 9.6.0.25114 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.5.0.20723. 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 JPG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8838.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-854/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 61.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.6.0.25114
Published Oct 03, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026