CVE-2016-6939

CRITICAL

Adobe Acrobat and Reader < 11.0.18, Acrobat DC < 15.006.30243, Acrobat Reader DC < 15.020.20039 - Remote Code Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow 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-2016-6994.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93487

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0850
EPSS Percentile 94.4%
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 < 11.0.17
adobe/acrobat_dc < 15.006.30201
adobe/acrobat_dc < 15.017.20053
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 15.006.30201
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 15.017.20053
adobe/reader < 11.0.17
Published Oct 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026