Information disclosure in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2016-8334

 

Information disclosure in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2016-8334

Published: October 19, 2016 / Updated: October 24, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1063
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8334
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness is caused by insufficient bounds validation during analysis of JBIG2 segments in PDF file. By convincing a victim to open a specially crafted file, attackers can cause out-of-bounds heap memory condition that lets view important data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of potentially sensitive information.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-8334

Update to version 8.1.

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