Out-of-bounds Read in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
CVE-2016-8876
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 TIFF image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (58.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- Foxitsoftware Reader
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 93608 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8876?
- CVE-2016-8876 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8876?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.