Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2016-0938
The AcroForm plugin 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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0931, CVE-2016-0933, CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0939, CVE-2016-0942, CVE-2016-0944, CVE-2016-0945, and CVE-2016-0946.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.053 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0938?
- CVE-2016-0938 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-2016-0938?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.