CVE-2016-4208

CRITICAL

Adobe Reader and Acrobat <11.0.17 <15.006.30198 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-4208. PoCs published by COSIG.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a vulnerability advisory for CVE-2016-4208, detailing a remote code execution flaw in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC due to improper handling of invalid font data in PDF files. The advisory includes a timeline, technical details, and links to proof-of-concept files.

Description

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4205, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, and CVE-2016-4254.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by COSIG · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40098

This is a vulnerability advisory for CVE-2016-4208, detailing a remote code execution flaw in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC due to improper handling of invalid font data in PDF files. The advisory includes a timeline, technical details, and links to proof-of-concept files.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 15.016.20045 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction to open a malicious PDF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91716
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40098/
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1781
EPSS Percentile 96.8%
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 < 11.0.16
adobe/acrobat_dc < 15.006.30174
adobe/acrobat_dc < 15.016.20045
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 15.006.30174
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 15.016.20045
adobe/reader < 11.0.16
Published Jul 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026