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CVE-2016-8875

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Published: Oct 31, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.3
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The ConvertToPDF plugin in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 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 image, aka "Data from Faulting Address is used as one or more arguments in a subsequent Function Call starting at ConvertToPDF_x86!CreateFXPDFConvertor."

Affected (2)

Foxitsoftware
2 products
Phantompdf
Reader
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Phantompdf
Up to 8.0.5
Reader
Up to 8.0.5

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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