CVE-2016-8709

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

Nitro Pro: through 10.5.9.9

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0218/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0218/

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