CVE-2016-8334
A large out-of-bounds read on the heap vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be abused for information disclosure.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A large out-of-bounds read on the heap vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader can potentially be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak heap memory layout and in bypassing ASLR.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 18.50% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/reader
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS moved from 1.2% on 21 September 2026 to 18.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 18.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93799
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0201/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93799
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0201/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.