High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3740
CVE-2016-3740
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.3.4.311:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.3.4.311:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <8.0
Patches
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References
2- 0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpnvdVendor Advisory
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