Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16573
CVE-2017-16573
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of LZWDecode filters. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5078.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.1.21155:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 8.3.1.21155
- Range: 8.3.1.21155
Patches
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-884nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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