CVE-2016-6938

high-risk

Published 2016-09-17

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255.

Do I need to act?

1.9% 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 (6)

Acrobat

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader Dc

Reader

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016

Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016

Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal

Exposure 13/34 · Low