CVE-2016-6963

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1089, CVE-2016-1091, CVE-2016-6944, CVE-2016-6945, CVE-2016-6946, CVE-2016-6949, CVE-2016-6952, CVE-2016-6953, CVE-2016-6961, CVE-2016-6962, CVE-2016-6964, CVE-2016-6965, CVE-2016-6967, CVE-2016-6968, CVE-2016-6969, CVE-2016-6971, CVE-2016-6979, CVE-2016-6988, and CVE-2016-6993.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93491
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93491
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-10-13 19:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-6963

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6963

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6963

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat_reader_dc
acrobat_dc
reader
acrobat

apple

mac_os_x

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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