SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-4062

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows improperly report format errors recursively, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted PDF.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.38%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows improperly report format errors recursively, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted PDF.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.38% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-19
Affected
foxitsoftware/foxit reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.