CVE-2009-0690 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Foxit JPEG2000/JBIG2 Decoder add-on for Foxit Reader, affecting versions prior to 2.0.2009.616 and 3.0 Build 1817 respectively. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and application crashes, or potentially execute arbitrary code, by exploiting improper handling of negative stream offsets in crafted JPEG2000 images embedded within PDF files. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2009.1301CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0.2009.1301:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2009.303CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:jpeg2000\/jbig2_decoder_add-on:2.0.2009.303:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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