CVE-2016-8879

MEDIUM

Foxit Reader & PhantomPDF <8.1 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The thumbnail shell extension plugin (FoxitThumbnailHndlr_x86.dll) in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted JPEG2000 image embedded in a PDF document, aka an "Exploitable - Heap Corruption" issue.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
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 6.5
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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