CVE-2016-0941

high-risk

Published 2016-01-14

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Search object implementation 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-2016-0940.

Do I need to act?

3.2% 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 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader Dc

Acrobat

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (6)

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

Third Party Advisory http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-010

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

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

Third Party Advisory http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-010

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

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high-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal

Exposure 23/34 · High