What is CVE-2016-6980?

CVE-2016-6980 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital_editions, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-6980?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Adobe Digital_editions

CVE-2016-6980

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4263.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.056 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Digital_editions
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@adobe.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6980?: CVE-2016-6980 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital_editions, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-6980?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.