CVE-2016-4059 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 7.3.4 on Windows. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document containing a malicious FlateDecode stream. The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high potential for impact, with successful exploitation leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.3.0.118CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
<= 7.3.0.118CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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