High severity · published Feb 10, 2017
CVE-2016-8713
A remote out of bound write / memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Nitro Pro 10.5.9.9
7.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A remote out of bound write / memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Nitro Pro 10.5.9.9. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential memory corruption. An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NP
Nitro Pdf Pro · Gonitro
10.5.5.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8713
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155
Technical Description
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0226/
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