CVE-2016-3740

Published: Apr 4, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Foxitsoftware: Foxit Reader

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader	Version 7.3.4.311

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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