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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255
Published Sep 17, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.71%
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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.71% (0.08706) | 94.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.71% (0.08706) | 94.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01937) | 82.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 20, 2025 | 5.53% (0.05533) | 89.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01980) | 81.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.59% (0.04589) | 81.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01543) | 80.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.57% (0.03569) | 91.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 3.57% (0.03569) | 91.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02549) | 89.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 2.13% (0.02134) | 88.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01515) | 85.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 83.52th | 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) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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