High severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2010-20010
CVE-2010-20010
Description
Foxit PDF Reader before 4.2.0.0928 does not properly bound-check the /Title entry in the PDF Info dictionary. A specially crafted PDF with an overlong Title string can overflow a fixed-size stack buffer, corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, and lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the file.
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Affected products
1- Range: <4.2.0.0928
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof.rbnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15514/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15532nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16621nvd
- www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/version-history.htmlnvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-pdf-reader-title-stack-buffer-overflownvd
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