Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2016-4209
Heap-based buffer overflow 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91711 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281 (vdb-entry)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4209?
- CVE-2016-4209 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4209?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.