What is CVE-2016-3740?

CVE-2016-3740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-3740?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2016-3740

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateFXPDFConvertor function in ConvertToPdf_x86.dll in Foxit Reader 7.3.4.311 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large SamplesPerPixel value in a crafted TIFF image that is mishandled during PDF conversion. This is fixed in 8.0.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.158 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader — versions 7.3.4.311
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3740?: CVE-2016-3740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-3740?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.