CVE-2016-0940

high-risk

Published 2016-01-14

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0937, and CVE-2016-0941.

Do I need to act?

3.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Acrobat

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader Dc

Acrobat Reader

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646

Patch https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646

Patch https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 7/34 · Low

Exposure 23/34 · High