CVE-2016-6938 json
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acr…
published 2016-09-17 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7823
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.7%
- EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
8.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
vendor-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-16-591
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/93016
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6938
- NVD CVE-2016-6938
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