HIGH
Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors
Published Jul 13, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.30%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 11.0.16
- ≤ 15.006.30174
- ≤ 15.016.20045
- ≤ 15.006.30174
- ≤ 15.016.20045
- ≤ 11.0.16
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.30% 0.05297
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05297
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.30% (0.05297) | 92.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.30% (0.05297) | 91.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 2.08% (0.02083) | 83.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 91.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08427) | 92.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09503) | 92.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.08% (0.02083) | 82.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.82% (0.04821) | 82.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 80.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 6.97% (0.06974) | 93.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 5.05% (0.05047) | 92.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 3.63% (0.03626) | 90.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03208) | 89.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01666) | 85.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01239) | 83.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01393) | 84.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 84.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 65.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91714 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-420 x_refsource_MISC
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91714 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-420 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Jul 13, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 27, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4255
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a