Foxit Reader before 5.3 on Windows XP and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with a crafted attachment that triggers calculation of a negative number during processing of cross references
Published Aug 23, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.04%
Description
Foxit Reader before 5.3 on Windows XP and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with a crafted attachment that triggers calculation of a negative number during processing of cross references.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.1.4.0104
- 2.0
- 2.3
- 3.0
- 3.1.2.1013
- 3.1.2.1030
- 3.2.0.0303
- 3.2.1.0401
- 4.0
- 4.0.0.0619
- 4.1
- 4.1.1.0805
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1.0218
- 5.0
- 5.0.2
- 5.1.0.1021
- 5.1.3
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.04% (0.05042) | 92.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05000) | 91.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 71.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 93.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 92.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01031) | 83.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 78.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 76.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 73.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.42% (0.05425) | 91.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.24% (0.06235) | 90.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.24% (0.06235) | 89.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.24% (0.06235) | 77.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50359 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027424 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/msvr/msvr12-013 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/security_bulletins.php x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/84808 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55150 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50359 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1027424 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://technet.microsoft.com/security/msvr/msvr12-013 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/security_bulletins.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/84808 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55150 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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