CVE-2016-6959 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat products across Windows and OS X, including versions before 11.0.18, Acrobat/Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat/Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039. This flaw, exploitable via unspecified vectors, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is listed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, though it is not currently on CISA's KEV catalog or considered actively exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30201CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.017.20053CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30201CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.017.20053CPE 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
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