PT-2016-7603 · Microsoft+1 · Gflags+3

Published 2016-10-31 · Updated 2016-11-29 · CVE-2016-8875

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader versions prior to 8.1 PhantomPDF versions prior to 8.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an out-of-bounds read and application crash, via a crafted TIFF image. This occurs when the gflags app is enabled.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader versions prior to 8.1, update to version 8.1 or later to resolve the issue. For PhantomPDF versions prior to 8.1, update to version 8.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the ConvertToPDF plugin until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8875

Affected Products

Converttopdf

Foxit Reader

Phantompdf

Gflags

References · 4

• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8875 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8875 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93608 · Note