VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8875

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.09%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-10-31

Last modified2026-06-17

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

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."

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory