vulnerability
Foxit Reader: (CVE-2016-8879)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 31, 2016 | Jan 24, 2020 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 31, 2016
Added
Jan 24, 2020
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
The thumbnail shell extension plugin (FoxitThumbnailHndlr_x86.dll) in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted JPEG2000 image embedded in a PDF document, aka an "Exploitable - Heap Corruption" issue.
Solution
foxit-reader-upgrade-latest
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