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CVE-2016-6938

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Published: Sep 17, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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 (6)

Adobe
4 products
Acrobat
Acrobat Dc
Acrobat Reader Dc
Reader
Configuration A
6 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Acrobat
Up to 11.0.16
Adobe
Acrobat Dc
Up to 15.006.30174
Acrobat Dc
Up to 15.016.20045
Adobe
Acrobat Reader Dc
Up to 15.006.30174
Acrobat Reader Dc
Up to 15.016.20045
Reader
Up to 11.0.16
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Mac Os X
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-416
Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (6)

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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