# CVE-2015-2790: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted PDF or GIF files in Foxit Reader, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 30 Mar 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hh7h-784x-q3vr

## What is CVE-2015-2790?

CVE-2015-2790 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 30 Mar 2015. 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, Enterprise Reader, and PhantomPDF before 7.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted (1) Ubyte Size in a DataSubBlock structure or (2) LZWMinimumCodeSize in a GIF image.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2790?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Foxitsoftware Enterprise Reader, Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, Foxitsoftware Phantompdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Foxit Products GIF Conversion - 'LZWMinimumCodeSize' Memory Corruption (exploitdb)
- Foxit Products GIF Conversion - 'DataSubBlock' Memory Corruption (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

- [CVE-2015-3633](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3633/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2015-3632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3632/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2790 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2790 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 30 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foxitsoftware Foxit 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-2015-2790/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2790/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2790
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2790
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2790

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