CVE-2017-16578 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader version 8.3.2.25013, allowing remote code execution. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data in XFA form picture elements, leading to a type confusion condition. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3.2.25013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.2.25013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.