CVE-2016-0940 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and OS X, including specific versions of Reader/Acrobat DC Classic and Continuous. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.