High severity · published Oct 31, 2016
CVE-2016-8878
Out-of-Bounds read vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
8.8
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Out-of-Bounds read vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document, aka "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at FOXITREADER."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Phantompdf · Foxitsoftware
through 8.0.5 · source: NVD
RE
Reader · Foxitsoftware
through 8.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8878
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8878
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
Patch
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
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