Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-0836 First vendor Publication 2009-03-10
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2018-10-10

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing dangerous actions defined in a PDF file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0836

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23938
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23938
Title: Foxit Reader authorization bypass vulnerability (CVE-2009-0836)
Description: Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing dangerous actions defined in a PDF file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-0836
Version: 4
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-03-17 Name : Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities Mar-09
File : nvt/gb_foxit_reader_mult_vuln_mar09.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
55615 Foxit Reader Multiple Action Trigger Condition Satisfication Arbitrary Comman...

Foxit Reader contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue can be triggered by a malformed PDF file which makes use of the Open/Execute action.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 Foxit PDF Reader authentication bypass attempt
RuleID : 27690 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Foxit PDF Reader authentication bypass attempt
RuleID : 27689 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-PDF

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-03-09 Name : A PDF viewer installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabili...
File : foxit_reader_multiple_flaws.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34035
BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501623/100/0/threaded
CONFIRM http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm#bypass
MISC http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/remote-code-execution-in-pdf-still.html
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/foxit-reader-vulnerabilities
MLIST http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006079.html
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021824
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/34036
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0634

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