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 before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.71%). 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 11.0.17, 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 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.71% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc · adobe/reader
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.