Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
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 arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6938?
- CVE-2016-6938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6938?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.