CVE-2016-7000

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

🚨 An unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader leaves users vulnerable to arbitrary code execution and potential denial of service! This vulnerability could be lurking in your files! 🔥 Picture this: it's like a restaurant where the chef trusts any random delivery person without checking the order. If the delivery boy hands over a box of mystery ingredients, who knows what might end up on the menu? With this vulnerability, a crafty attacker could inject harmful code, allowing them to seize control of your system or crash the application altogether, creating chaos! Your sensitive documents could be at risk or, even worse, your whole system could come to a screeching halt.

Put simply

Picture this: it's like a restaurant where the chef trusts any random delivery person without checking the order. If the delivery boy hands over a box of mystery ingredients, who knows what might end up on the menu? This vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows for memory corruption through unspecified vectors, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution or a denial of service, leaving systems open to attacks.

What to do

With this vulnerability, a crafty attacker could inject harmful code, allowing them to seize control of your system or crash the application altogether, creating chaos! Your sensitive documents could be at risk or, even worse, your whole system could come to a screeching halt. Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest versions: 11.0.18 for older versions and 15.006.30243 or 15.020.20039 for the DC Classic and Continuous versions. Regularly check for updates and security patches to bolster your defenses. You've got this! By updating your software, you're taking crucial steps to secure your system and maintain your security hero status! 🛡️

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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