CVE-2010-20010

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof.rb
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15514/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15532
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16621
https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/version-history.html
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-pdf-reader-title-stack-buffer-overflow

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-20 17:15

Updated : 2025-08-22 18:09

NVD link : CVE-2010-20010

Mitre link : CVE-2010-20010

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-20010

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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