CVE-2016-8876 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image in a PDF, requiring the gflags app to be enabled.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8876?
CVE-2016-8876 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published on 31 Oct 2016. 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
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."
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8876?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, Foxitsoftware Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-8876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4hj-x8wm-pqjj.