CVE-2016-4061 Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted content stream.
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4061 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-4061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 22 Apr 2016.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4061/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4061/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4061?
CVE-2016-4061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 22 Apr 2016.
Official description
Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 7.3.4 on Windows allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted content stream.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4061?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, Foxitsoftware Phantompdf.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmjm-j24g-m8p6.