CVE-2016-3740

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateFXPDFConvertor function in ConvertToPdf_x86.dll in Foxit Reader 7.3.4.311 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large SamplesPerPixel value in a crafted TIFF image that is mishandled during PDF conversion. This is fixed in 8.0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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