CVE-2013-10068

CRITICAL EPSS 55.9%
Published Aug 5, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
9.4 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Aug 5, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

Description

Foxit Reader versions through 5.4.5.0114, including the bundled Foxit Reader Plugin 2.2.1.530, 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.4
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction A
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
55.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-121

References 5

  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/foxit_reader_plugin_url_bof.rb
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23944
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24502
  • tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/64094
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/foxit-reader-plugin-url-processing-buffer-overflow

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.