What is CVE-2016-6168?

CVE-2016-6168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-6168?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-6168 known to be exploited?

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

Use After Free in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2016-6168

Use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 7.3.4.311 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6168?: CVE-2016-6168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-6168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6168 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.