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CVE-2009-0690

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2009-06-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The Foxit JPEG2000/JBIG2 Decoder add-on before 2.0.2009.616 for Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1817 does not properly handle a negative value for the stream offset in a JPEG2000 (aka JPX) stream, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Affected Platforms

Foxitsoftware Jpeg2000\/Jbig2 Decoder Add-OnFoxitsoftware Foxit Reader

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References