CVE-2012-4337

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4337
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-23 15:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionFoxit Reader before 5.3 on Windows XP and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with a crafted attachment that triggers calculation of a negative number during processing of cross references.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 2.0 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 2.3 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 3.0 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 3.1.2.1013 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 3.1.2.1030 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 3.2.0.0303 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 3.2.1.0401 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.0 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.0.0.0619 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.1 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.1.1.0805 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.2 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.3 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 4.3.1.0218 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 5.0 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 5.0.2 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 5.1.0.1021 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 5.1.3 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Foxit Reader - Building the Most Secure PDF Reader - Foxit Software af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.foxitsoftware.com Vendor Advisory
Foxit Reader Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Vulnerability Research Advisory MSVR12-013 | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 technet.microsoft.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/84808 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Foxit Reader Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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