Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2016-0943
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 mishandle the Global object, which allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.
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: 0.071 (94.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · 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
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-012 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0943?
- CVE-2016-0943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0943?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.