CVE-2015-2790 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 24.52% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-03-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| foxitsoftware | enterprise reader |
| foxitsoftware | foxit reader |
| foxitsoftware | phantompdf |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Foxit Products GIF Conversion - 'LZWMinimumCodeSize' Memory Corruption | 2015-03-11 |
| exploit-db | Foxit Products GIF Conversion - 'DataSubBlock' Memory Corruption | 2015-03-11 |
References
- http://protekresearchlab.com/PRL-2015-02/
- http://protekresearchlab.com/prl-2015-01prl-foxit-products-gif-conversion-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-lzwminimumcodesize/
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1031878
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36334
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36335
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-23
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-24
- http://www.osvdb.org/119302
- http://www.osvdb.org/119303
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73430
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031877
- http://protekresearchlab.com/PRL-2015-02/
- http://protekresearchlab.com/prl-2015-01prl-foxit-products-gif-conversion-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-lzwminimumcodesize/
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1031878
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36334
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36335
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-23
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-24
- http://www.osvdb.org/119302
- http://www.osvdb.org/119303
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