CVE-2016-0941 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Search object implementation of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, affecting versions on both Windows and OS X. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to exploit. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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