FKIE_CVE-2016-8878

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-10-31 10:59 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:30
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Out-of-Bounds read vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document, aka "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at FOXITREADER."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
foxitsoftware phantompdf *
foxitsoftware reader *
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  "id": "CVE-2016-8878",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-06T22:30:45.220",
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