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 before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.49% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc · adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.