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CVE-2016-6169

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.1% 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-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 7.3.4.311 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via the Bezier data in 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-16-018
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-16-018
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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