CVE-2016-4064 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the XFA forms handling functionality in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted remerge call.

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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n/a

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-2016-5065	Use-after-free vulnerability in the XFA forms handling functionality in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted remerge call.

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 0.01264.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-215
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Phantompdf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:31.127Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4064

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-22T15:59:05.027

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

Link: CVE-2016-4064

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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