CVE-2016-8709

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 10, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNitro PDF ProNitro PDF Pro

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A remote out of bound write / memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Nitro Pro 10. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential memory corruption. An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0218/

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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