Critical severity · published Sep 17, 2016
CVE-2016-6938
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous…
9.8
CVSS
8.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255.
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)8.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
through 11.0.16 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30174; through 15.016.20045 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30174; through 15.016.20045 · source: NVD
RE
Reader · Adobe
through 11.0.16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6938
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6938
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016
Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
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