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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-0940

CVE-2016-0940

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0937, and CVE-2016-0941.

Affected products

32
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat14 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.13
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat Dc2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30097
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.009.20077
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat Reader14 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.13
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat Reader Dc2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30097
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.009.20077

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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