{"id":"CVE-2016-4205","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-4205","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:33.349Z","title":"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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of…","description":"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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4208, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, and CVE-2016-4254.","published":"2016-07-13T02:00:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:47:08.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat dc","adobe/acrobat reader dc","adobe/reader"],"epss":{"score":0.17807,"percentile":0.97146,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.15847,"percentile":0.96784},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.17807,"percentile":0.97033}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-07-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40095,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 15.016.20045 - Invalid Font '.ttf' Memory Corruption (1)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40095","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/40095.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/40095.txt","published":"2016-07-13","added":"2016-07-13","updated":"2016-07-13","author":"COSIG","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-4205"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91716","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40095/","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91716","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40095/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4205","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}