Critical severity · published May 11, 2016
CVE-2016-1121
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous…
9.8
CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1045, CVE-2016-1046, CVE-2016-1047, CVE-2016-1048, CVE-2016-1049, CVE-2016-1050, CVE-2016-1051, CVE-2016-1052, CVE-2016-1053, CVE-2016-1054, CVE-2016-1055, CVE-2016-1056, CVE-2016-1057, CVE-2016-1058, CVE-2016-1059, CVE-2016-1060, CVE-2016-1061, CVE-2016-1065, CVE-2016-1066, CVE-2016-1067, CVE-2016-1068, CVE-2016-1069, CVE-2016-1070, CVE-2016-1075, CVE-2016-1094, CVE-2016-1122, CVE-2016-4102, and CVE-2016-4107.
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)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060 · source: NVD
AX
Acrobat XI · Adobe
through 11.0.15 · source: NVD
RX
Reader XI · Adobe
through 11.0.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1121
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1121
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90512
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
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