CVE-2016-7856 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe DNG Converter versions 9.7 and earlier, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in a BleepingComputer article indicate its significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:dng_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.