CVE-2016-8334

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8334
StatePUBLISHED
Assignertalos
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-06 21:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA large out-of-bounds read on the heap vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak heap memory layout and in bypassing ASLR.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.134610000 probability, percentile 0.942610000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | out-of-bounds read

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.0[email protected]Secondary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.0CNADECLARED6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Reader 8.0.2.805 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Foxit Software Foxit Reader affected 8.0.2.805 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Foxit Reader CVE-2016-8334 Out of Bounds Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0201 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.talosintelligence.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
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