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-2016-6939
Published Oct 13, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.86%
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-2016-6939.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 11.0.17
- ≤ 15.006.30201
- ≤ 15.017.20053
- ≤ 15.006.30201
- ≤ 15.017.20053
- ≤ 11.0.17
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.86% (0.07857) | 94.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.86% (0.07857) | 93.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05005) | 89.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 3.75% (0.03749) | 87.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 11.31% (0.11313) | 93.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 4.59% (0.04590) | 88.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.94% (0.05940) | 89.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.08% (0.13075) | 90.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.94% (0.05940) | 89.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.72% (0.03724) | 92.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 2.77% (0.02765) | 90.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02503) | 88.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 2.39% (0.02386) | 88.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01696) | 85.77th | 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/93487 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93487 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.