CVE-2016-7001 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat on both Windows and OS X. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code is currently available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| 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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