High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8844
CVE-2020-8844
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25114. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPEG files within CovertToPDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9102.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.7.0.29478
- (no CPE)range: 9.6.0.25114
- Range: 9.6.0.25114
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-200/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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