CVE-2017-16576

2017-12-2014:00:00

CWE-416

zdi

www.cve.org

EPSS

0.028

Percentile

90.8%

JSON

This 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 XFA’s field element. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5092.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Foxit Reader",
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "8.3.1.21155"
      }
    ]
  }
]