Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-8879 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf and Reader
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
The thumbnail shell extension plugin (FoxitThumbnailHndlr_x86.dll) in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted JPEG2000 image embedded in a PDF document, aka an "Exploitable - Heap Corruption" issue.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 4 |