CVE-2016-6168 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 7.3.4.311 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Published: 2018-02-07

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::::

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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-2016-7102	Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 7.3.4.311 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

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 0.00347.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-16-021
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

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Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Phantompdf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-07T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.662Z

Reserved: 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6168

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-07T17:29:00.373

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:55:35.407

Link: CVE-2016-6168

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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