CVE-2016-0942

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before…

published January 14, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
91.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ This vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat is a sneaky opportunity for attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause memory corruption! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where the chef can whip up any dish without proper oversight — if the kitchen staff isn’t careful, it could lead to a disastrous meal for everyone! 🍽️ An attacker could exploit this flaw to run harmful code on your system, potentially compromising your data or crashing the application entirely. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information or a frustrating denial of service that halts your productivity.

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where the chef can whip up any dish without proper oversight — if the kitchen staff isn’t careful, it could lead to a disastrous meal for everyone! 🍽️ This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit unspecified vectors to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before specific versions on Windows and OS X systems.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to run harmful code on your system, potentially compromising your data or crashing the application entirely. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information or a frustrating denial of service that halts your productivity. To protect yourself, update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to at least version 11.0.14, 15.006.30119, or 15.010.20056 depending on your version. Regularly check for updates and enable automatic updates to ensure you’re always protected against vulnerabilities like this one. You've got this! With these updates, you’ll be securing your system like a pro! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04244 · 91.0th percentile
Published
2016-01-14T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JAN 02:00Z
    Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before…
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