{"id":"CVE-2016-3740","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3740","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T04:56:46.983Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2017-04-04T18:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:46:17.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["foxitsoftware/foxit reader"],"epss":{"score":0.15363,"percentile":0.96791,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.02923,"percentile":0.86387},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.15363,"percentile":0.96624}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.15363,"from":0.02923,"percentile":0.96624},"summary":"EPSS moved from 2.9% to 15.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://0patch.blogspot.com/2016/07/0patching-foxit-readers-heap-buffer.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3740","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}