National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0690

Overview

The Foxit JPEG2000/JBIG2 Decoder add-on before 2.0.2009.616 for Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1817 does not properly handle a negative value for the stream offset in a JPEG2000 (aka JPX) stream, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Impact

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#251793

Name: VU#251793

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251793

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-1640

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1640

External Source: BID

Name: 35442

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35442

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0602

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#0602

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1022425

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1022425

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35512

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35512