Critical severity · published Oct 13, 2016
CVE-2016-6979
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, 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 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1089, CVE-2016-1091, CVE-2016-6944, CVE-2016-6945, CVE-2016-6946, CVE-2016-6949, CVE-2016-6952, CVE-2016-6953, CVE-2016-6961, CVE-2016-6962, CVE-2016-6963, CVE-2016-6964, CVE-2016-6965, CVE-2016-6967, CVE-2016-6968, CVE-2016-6969, CVE-2016-6971, CVE-2016-6988, and CVE-2016-6993.
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
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
through 11.0.17 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30201; through 15.017.20053 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30201; through 15.017.20053 · source: NVD
RE
Reader · Adobe
through 11.0.17 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6979
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93491
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html
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