CVE-2016-4062 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 7.3.4 on Windows. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted PDF, causing the application to hang due to improper recursive error reporting. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (opening the malicious PDF) and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:N/I:N/A:H
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