CVE-2016-6959

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before…

published October 13, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 If you're using Adobe Reader or Acrobat versions prior to 11.0.18, you might be sitting on a ticking time bomb! ⚡ Think of it like a restaurant kitchen where a chef can cook anything without following the recipe — one slip and the entire meal, or in this case, your system, could go up in flames. 🍽️ An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or even trigger a denial of service through memory corruption. That means they could potentially take control of your system or bring your application crashing down — not a fun situation!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant kitchen where a chef can cook anything without following the recipe — one slip and the entire meal, or in this case, your system, could go up in flames. 🍽️ This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution or denial of service by exploiting unspecified vectors, impacting various versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat on both Windows and OS X.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or even trigger a denial of service through memory corruption. That means they could potentially take control of your system or bring your application crashing down — not a fun situation! Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest versions: 11.0.18 or later, and for DC, 15.006.30243 or 15.020.20039 and beyond. Make sure to regularly check for updates to stay secure! 🛡️ You've got this! 🦸 Just follow the steps to keep your system safe!

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05038 · 92.2th percentile
Published
2016-10-13T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 OCT 19:00Z
    Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before…
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