CVE-2017-16579 | BDVDB-2026-94308 Detail

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This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013. 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 JPEG2000 images. 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 vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5244.

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History#

1. Version 12017-12-20Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.