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CVE-2016-4059

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

• Foxit Reader: through 7.3.0.118
• Foxit PhantomPDF: through 7.3.0.118

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-221
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85379
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-221
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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