CVE-2016-8334
A large out-of-bounds read on the heap vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be...
A 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A 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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8334- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9182
A 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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9182- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9x9p-7f3c-4rvq
A large out-of-bounds read on the heap vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be...
A 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.
- Record
GHSA-9x9p-7f3c-4rvq- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A 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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8334- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8334 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Foxit Reader, published January 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.