CVE-2016-4059

high

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.

References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5060

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-221

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-22

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0441

Detections

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