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CVE-2016-8878

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

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 BMP image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document, aka "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at FOXITREADER."

Affected products

• Foxit PhantomPDF: through 8.0.5
• Foxit Reader: through 8.0.5

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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