CVE-2016-1077

CRITICAL

Adobe Acrobat and Reader < 11.0.16 - Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1077. PoCs published by Pier-Luc Maltais.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader DC <= 15.010.20060, which could lead to remote code execution via a specially crafted image XObject. The PoC is provided as a separate PDF file.

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1037, CVE-2016-1063, CVE-2016-1064, CVE-2016-1071, CVE-2016-1072, CVE-2016-1073, CVE-2016-1074, CVE-2016-1076, CVE-2016-1078, CVE-2016-1080, CVE-2016-1081, CVE-2016-1082, CVE-2016-1083, CVE-2016-1084, CVE-2016-1085, CVE-2016-1086, CVE-2016-1088, CVE-2016-1093, CVE-2016-1095, CVE-2016-1116, CVE-2016-1118, CVE-2016-1119, CVE-2016-1120, CVE-2016-1123, CVE-2016-1124, CVE-2016-1125, CVE-2016-1126, CVE-2016-1127, CVE-2016-1128, CVE-2016-1129, CVE-2016-1130, CVE-2016-4088, CVE-2016-4089, CVE-2016-4090, CVE-2016-4093, CVE-2016-4094, CVE-2016-4096, CVE-2016-4097, CVE-2016-4098, CVE-2016-4099, CVE-2016-4100, CVE-2016-4101, CVE-2016-4103, CVE-2016-4104, and CVE-2016-4105.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Pier-Luc Maltais · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39799

This is a writeup describing a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader DC <= 15.010.20060, which could lead to remote code execution via a specially crafted image XObject. The PoC is provided as a separate PDF file.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Adobe Reader DC <= 15.010.20060
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a malicious PDF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39799/
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1741
EPSS Percentile 96.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
adobe/acrobat < 11.0.15
adobe/acrobat_dc < 15.006.30121
adobe/acrobat_dc < 15.010.20060
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 15.006.30121
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 15.010.20060
adobe/reader < 11.0.15
Published May 11, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026