What is CVE-2016-7856?

CVE-2016-7856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dng Converter, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-7856?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Dng Converter

CVE-2016-7856

Adobe DNG Converter versions 9.7 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th 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 Dng_converter
N/a Adobe Dng Converter 9.7 And Earlier — versions Adobe DNG Converter 9.7 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7856?: CVE-2016-7856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dng Converter, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-7856?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.