Critical severity · published Jan 14, 2016
CVE-2016-0940
Use-after-free vulnerability 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…
9.8
CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability 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 via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0937, and CVE-2016-0941.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.5% · 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-2016-0940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0940
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
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