CVE-2016-1071 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on both Windows and OS X, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. The potential impact includes complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.010.20060CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.010.20060CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.