Description

A potential remote code execution vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Nitro Pro 10. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

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Published Date :

Feb. 10, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 13, 2022, 9:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8711 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8711 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gonitro nitro_pdf_pro
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8711.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0224/ Technical Description Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 weeks ago
54 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8711 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8711 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nitro_software:nitro_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.9.9 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pdf_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.9.9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96155 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0224/ No Types Assigned http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0224/ Third Party Advisory, Technical Description
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nitro_software:nitro_pro:10.5.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} 0.02%

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0.66669

percentile

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