CVE-2016-6168 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions 7.3.4.311 and earlier on Windows. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted PDF file. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high-impact threat that can be exploited with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (opening a malicious PDF). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.3.4.311CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 7.3.4.311CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.