Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-8879
CVE-2016-8879
Description
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.
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608nvdVDB Entry
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