High severity · published Jan 14, 2016
CVE-2016-0938
The AcroForm plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before…
8.8
CVSS
5.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AcroForm plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0931, CVE-2016-0933, CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0939, CVE-2016-0942, CVE-2016-0944, CVE-2016-0945, and CVE-2016-0946.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.3% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
through 11.0.13; 11.0.0; 11.0.1; 11.0.2; 11.0.3; 11.0.4; +8 more · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30097; through 15.009.20077 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
through 11.0.13; 11.0.0; 11.0.1; 11.0.2; 11.0.3; 11.0.4; +8 more · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30097; through 15.009.20077 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0938
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0938
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646
Third Party Advisory
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-013
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
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