CVE-2016-4065 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the ConvertToPDF plugin of Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 7.3.4 on Windows. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash) by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JPEG, GIF, or BMP image, particularly when the gflags app is enabled. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a low attack complexity requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), 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:H/I:H/A:H
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