CVE-2016-4059 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlateDecode stream in a PDF document.

Published: 2016-04-22

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::windows::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5060	Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlateDecode stream in a PDF document.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01302.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-221
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

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Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Phantompdf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-22T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:30.660Z

Reserved: 2016-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4059

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-22T15:59:00.120

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4059

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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