CVE-2014-8074

medium
Published 2014-10-17 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

Buffer overflow in the SetLogFile method in Foxit.FoxitPDFSDKProCtrl.5 in Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX 2.3 through 5.0.1820 before 5.0.2.924 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string, related to global variables.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-22

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
foxitsoftwarefoxit_pdf_sdk_activex2.3
foxitsoftwarefoxit_pdf_sdk_activex3.0
foxitsoftwarefoxit_pdf_sdk_activex4.0
foxitsoftwarefoxit_pdf_sdk_activex5.0.0
foxitsoftwarefoxit_pdf_sdk_activex5.0.1.820

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.