CVE-2016-6958

CRITICAL

Adobe Acrobat/Reader <11.0.17, DC <15.006.30201/15.017.20053 - Access Control Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
Patch, 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/93494

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0339
EPSS Percentile 87.3%
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-284
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