CVE-2015-3632

Foxit Reader, Enterprise Reader, and PhantomPDF < 7.1.5 - Denial of Service via Crafted GIF in PDF

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-3632. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The document describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Reader's LZW algorithm used for GIF decoding. It includes a proof-of-concept (PoC) link but does not contain actual exploit code.

Description

Foxit Reader, Enterprise Reader, and PhantomPDF before 7.1.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted GIF in a PDF file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Francis Provencher · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36859

The document describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Reader's LZW algorithm used for GIF decoding. It includes a proof-of-concept (PoC) link but does not contain actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Foxit Reader and Foxit Enterprise Reader versions 7.1.0.306 and 7.1.3.320, Foxit Phantom PDF versions 7.1.0.306, 7.1.2.311, and 7.1.3.320
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A crafted PDF file with a malicious GIF embedded
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36859/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131685/Foxit-Reader-7.1.3.320-Memory-Corruption.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032229
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74418

Scores

EPSS 0.0608
EPSS Percentile 92.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
foxitsoftware/enterprise_reader < 7.1.3.320
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader < 7.1.3.320
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 7.1.3.320
Published May 01, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026