CVE-2008-1942 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malicious PDF file in Foxit Reader.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1942?
CVE-2008-1942 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Apr 2008. 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 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with (1) a malformed ExtGState resource containing a /Font resource, or (2) an XObject resource with a Rotate setting, which triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2186.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foxit Software Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-1942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrx6-76rv-6pj8.