CVE-2016-6949
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.2% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1089, CVE-2016-1091, CVE-2016-6944, CVE-2016-6945, CVE-2016-6946, CVE-2016-6952, CVE-2016-6953, CVE-2016-6961, CVE-2016-6962, CVE-2016-6963, CVE-2016-6964, CVE-2016-6965, CVE-2016-6967, CVE-2016-6968, CVE-2016-6969, CVE-2016-6971, CVE-2016-6979, CVE-2016-6988, and CVE-2016-6993.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.19% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-10-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat dc |
| adobe | acrobat reader dc |
| adobe | reader |
| apple | mac os x |
| microsoft | windows |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1230
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