VDB-93202 · CVE-2016-8876 · BID 93608

Foxit Reader up to 8.0 on Windows TIFF Image PDF Document out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader up to 8.0 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component TIFF Image Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of PDF Document can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-8876. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader up to 8.0 on Windows (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component TIFF Image Handler. The manipulation as part of a PDF Document leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 TIFF image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document, aka "Read Access Violation starting at FoxitReader."

The weakness was disclosed 10/31/2016 by Steven Seeley (kdot) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8876 since 10/21/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93608†). The entries VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Foxit Reader up to 8.0
  • PhantomPDF up to 8.0

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 835001
OpenVAS Name: Foxit PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov16
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Reader 8.1

Timelineinfo

10/18/2016 🔍
10/21/2016 +3 days 🔍
10/31/2016 +10 days 🔍
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10/31/2016 +0 days 🔍
05/21/2019 +932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Researcher: Steven Seeley (kdot)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93202
SecurityFocus: 93608 - Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2016 16:16
Updated: 05/21/2019 09:31
Changes: 10/31/2016 16:16 (58), 05/21/2019 09:31 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:108:103

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