What is CVE-2017-6883?

CVE-2017-6883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-6883?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader

CVE-2017-6883

The ConvertToPDF plugin in Foxit Reader before 8.2.1 and PhantomPDF before 8.2.1 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted TIFF…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6883?: CVE-2017-6883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-6883?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.