CVE-2009-0691 describes a critical vulnerability in the Foxit JPEG2000/JBIG2 Decoder add-on, affecting Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1817. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted PDF file that exploits improper handling of a fatal error during JPEG2000 header decoding. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2009.303CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:jpeg2000_jbig2_decoder_add-on:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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