What is CVE-2016-8334?

CVE-2016-8334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Software Reader, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-8334?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Foxit Software Reader

CVE-2016-8334

A large out-of-bounds read on the heap vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak heap memory layout and in bypassing ASLR.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.135 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Foxit Software Reader — versions 8.0.2.805
Foxitsoftware Reader — versions 8.0.2.805

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

93799 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8334?: CVE-2016-8334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Software Reader, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-8334?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.