CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-5556

8.1 HIGH Published 2017-01-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-01-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-125

Description

The ConvertToPDF plugin in Foxit Reader before 8.2 and PhantomPDF before 8.2 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG image. The vulnerability could lead to information disclosure; an attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

Affected configurations

• foxitsoftware foxit reader 8.1.4.1208 • foxitsoftware phantompdf 8.1.1.1115

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness

References