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Adobe Acrobat: APSB16-02 (CVE-2016-0940): Security Updates Available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

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Adobe Acrobat: APSB16-02 (CVE-2016-0940): Security Updates Available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/04/2016
Modified
03/28/2022

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0937, and CVE-2016-0941.

Solution(s)

  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-006-30119-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-006-30119-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-010-20056-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-010-20056-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-006-30119-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-006-30119-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-010-20056-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-010-20056-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-11-0-14-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-11-0-14-windows

References

  • CVE-2016-0940

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