CVE-2016-4255 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 2016-07-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5255
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.3%
- EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- 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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
5.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1036281
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/91714
vdb-entry
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-16-420
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4255
- NVD CVE-2016-4255
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