CVE-2020-17416 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions 10.0.0.35798 on Windows. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data during JPEG2000 image parsing, leading to a write-past-end-of-buffer condition. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for exploitation, and could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.0.1.35811CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.0.1.35811CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.