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Adobe Acrobat: APSB16-26 (CVE-2016-6938): Security updates available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

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Adobe Acrobat: APSB16-26 (CVE-2016-6938): Security updates available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/02/2016
Modified
03/28/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-006-30198-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-006-30198-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-017-20050-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-15-017-20050-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-006-30198-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-006-30198-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-017-20050-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-15-017-20050-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-11-0-17-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-11-0-17-windows

References

  • 93016
  • CVE-2016-6938

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