CVE-2016-4060 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 7.3.4 on Windows, which can lead to a denial of service through an application crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that can cause high availability impact without requiring user interaction. While the vulnerability is significant, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.