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TI-2010-05055 Aliases CVE-2010-20010GHSA-2x66-7652-38fv

Foxit PDF Reader < 4.2.0.0928 Title Stack Buffer Overflow

Priority LOW 37CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Foxit PDF Reader before 4.2.0.0928 does not properly bound-check the /Title entry in the PDF Info dictionary. A specially crafted PDF with an overlong Title string can overflow a fixed-size stack buffer, corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, and lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00405 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Foxit PDF Reader (Foxit Software): 4.2.0.0928

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF Readerbefore 4.2.0.09284.2.0.0928Patch availableCNA
  • Foxit PDF Reader VendorFoxit Software Inc. Affected before 4.2.0.0928 Fixed in 4.2.0.0928 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Foxit PDF Reader (Foxit Software) Fixed in 4.2.0.0928

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Foxit PDF Reader — foxit.com/pdf-reader/version-history.html

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2011-04633 Foxit PDF Reader < 4.3.1.0218 JavaScript File WritePriority HIGH 72
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-20010
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x66-7652-38fv

References

Exploit 4

Patch 1

  • TI-2011-04633 Foxit PDF Reader < 4.3.1.0218 JavaScript File Write CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2016-06851 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2018-02932 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-02965 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-02964 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-02962 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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