PT-2017-8419 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Steven Seeley · Published 2017-04-04 · Updated 2017-04-11 · CVE-2016-3740

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader versions 7.3.4.311 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateFXPDFConvertor function in ConvertToPdf x86.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large SamplesPerPixel value in a crafted TIFF image that is mishandled during PDF conversion.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader versions 7.3.4.311 and earlier, update to version 8.0 to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3740

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3740 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3740 · Security Note
• https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.html · Note