CVE-2016-8878 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2016-10-31

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader::::::windows::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9703	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."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00361.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

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Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Phantompdf Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-31T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.196Z

Reserved: 2016-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8878

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-31T10:59:14.007

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-8878

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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