Foxit Reader 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption
Published Apr 24, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.08%
Description
Foxit Reader 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2186.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.08% (0.04077) | 90.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.08% (0.04077) | 89.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 2.77% (0.02765) | 85.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04048) | 87.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.92% (0.06915) | 85.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04048) | 87.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 8.10% (0.08104) | 94.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.54% (0.09542) | 94.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.36% (0.04360) | 92.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 4.11% (0.04106) | 92.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.81% (0.03807) | 90.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28890 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader1.htm x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader2.htm x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1327/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41972 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41973 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29934 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28890 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader1.htm | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.vallejo.cc/proyectos/foxitreader2.htm | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1327/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41972 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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