CVE-2016-6938

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255.

• CWE-416

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Sep 17, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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