What is CVE-2016-4061?

CVE-2016-4061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-4061?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-04-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90504 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4061?: CVE-2016-4061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-4061?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.