CVE-2013-10068 (GCVE-0-2013-10068)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-05 20:01
Modified
2025-08-05 20:21
Severity ?
9.4 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Summary
Foxit Reader Plugin version 2.2.1.530, bundled with Foxit Reader 5.4.4.11281, contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the npFoxitReaderPlugin.dll module. When a PDF file is loaded from a remote host, an overly long query string in the URL can overflow a buffer, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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Foxit Foxit Reader Version: *   ≤ 5.4.5.0114
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