CVE-2016-6169

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6169
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-07 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-02-24 21:51:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software CONFIRM www.foxitsoftware.com Vendor Advisory
Fortinet Discovers Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF Heap Overflow Vulnerability | FortiGuard MISC fortiguard.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376812 Foxit PhantomPDF Prior to 7.3.9 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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