CVE-2016-8877

HIGH

Foxit Reader & PhantomPDF <8.1 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap buffer overflow (Out-of-Bounds write) vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG2000 image embedded in a PDF document, aka a "corrupted suffix pattern" issue.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 67.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 8.0.5
foxitsoftware/reader < 8.0.5
Published Oct 31, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026