CVE-2016-4059

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlateDecode stream in a PDF document.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-221Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-221Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 22, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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