# CVE-2007-2186: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash Foxit Reader by sending a crafted PDF document, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpj8-2w67-c8qh

## What is CVE-2007-2186?

CVE-2007-2186 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Reader, published on 24 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Foxit Reader 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2186?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Foxit Pdf Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-2186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-2186 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2186 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Foxit Reader 2.0 - 'PDF' Remote Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Reader

- [CVE-2021-38563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38563/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-32451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32451/): Memory corruption in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-28888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28888/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27379/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-28744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28744/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2186 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-2186 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Reader, published on 24 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2186 exists.

Affected product: Foxit Pdf Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2186/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2186/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2186
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2186
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2186

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