CVE-2017-16571

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16571
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerzdi
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-20 14:29:02 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of references to the app object from FormCalc. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5072.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.002500000 probability, percentile 0.482550000 (date 2026-05-18)

Problem Types: CWE-843 | CWE-704 | CWE-843 CWE-843-Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Foxit Foxit Reader affected 8.3.1.21155 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.foxitsoftware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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