What is CVE-2016-4062?

CVE-2016-4062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-4062?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-4062 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

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.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4062?: CVE-2016-4062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-4062?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4062 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.