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CVE-2016-6938
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Sep 17, 2016
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-416
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (6)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | * |
| adobe | acrobat_dc | * |
| adobe | acrobat_dc | * |
| adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | * |
| adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | * |
| adobe | reader | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-jv87-v39g-62xp
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat...
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
8.71%
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.8 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub