CVE-2016-6967 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and OS X, including specific versions of Reader and Acrobat DC Classic and Continuous. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 81/100 and has received some media coverage, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there are no public exploit modules or active exploitation observed. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention.
| 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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.