# CVE-2016-8709: Memory corruption in Nitro Pro

> A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file in Nitro Pro.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mw22-w3fv-8wcc

## What is CVE-2016-8709?

CVE-2016-8709 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nitro Pro, published on 10 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A remote out of bound write / memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Nitro Pro 10. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential memory corruption. An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8709?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gonitro Nitro Pdf Pro.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8709?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-8709 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nitro Pro

- [CVE-2016-8711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8711/): Memory corruption in Nitro Pro (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-8713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8713/): Memory corruption in Nitro Pro (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-69627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69627/): Use after free in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-66769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66769/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-69624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69624/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8709 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8709 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nitro Pro, published on 10 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nitro Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8709/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8709/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8709
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8709
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8709

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8709/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.