THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-1104
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1104

Foxit Reader vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
22.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit Reader before 2.3 build 2912 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, related to the util.printf JavaScript function and floating point specifiers in format strings.
Affected vendor
Foxitsoftware
Affected product
Foxit Reader
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-05-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1104

  • Confirm whether Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1104.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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