PT-2017-9621

CVE-2016-8334

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Published

2017-01-06

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Updated

2022-04-19

Description by

CVSS 3.1
6.8
Medium
MetricsAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit PDF Reader (affected versions not specified)
Description A large out-of-bounds read on the heap issue in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be abused for information disclosure. When combined with another issue, it can be used to leak heap memory layout and bypass Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), which is a security feature designed to prevent attackers from predicting where certain components are located in memory.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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