Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2016-6952
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1089, CVE-2016-1091, CVE-2016-6944, CVE-2016-6945, CVE-2016-6946, CVE-2016-6949, CVE-2016-6953, CVE-2016-6961, CVE-2016-6962, CVE-2016-6963, CVE-2016-6964, CVE-2016-6965, CVE-2016-6967, CVE-2016-6968, CVE-2016-6969, CVE-2016-6971, CVE-2016-6979, CVE-2016-6988, and CVE-2016-6993.
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: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93491 (vdb-entry)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6952?
- CVE-2016-6952 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6952?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.