CVE-2010-20010

Foxit PDF Reader before 4.2.0.0928 does not properly bound-check the /Title entry in the PDF Info dictionary. A specially crafted PDF with an overlong Title string can overflow a fixed-size stack buffer, corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, and lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the file.

CVSS v4.0

8.4 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 27th percentile

Published

2025-08-20

Updated

2026-05-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15514/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15532
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16621

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_b…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2010-20007
• CVE-2010-2003
• CVE-2010-1999
• CVE-2010-20034
• CVE-2010-1997
• CVE-2010-2004