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CVE-2016-6168

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 7.3.4.311 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Affected products

• Foxit Reader: through 7.3.4.311
• Foxit PhantomPDF: through 7.3.4.311

References

• https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-16-021
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-16-021
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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