Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2016-0931
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted FileAttachment annotation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0933, CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0938, CVE-2016-0939, CVE-2016-0942, CVE-2016-0944, CVE-2016-0945, and CVE-2016-0946.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-009 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0931?
- CVE-2016-0931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0931?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.