Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 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
35cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 30 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30097
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.009.20077
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <11.0.14
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 2 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
- (no CPE)range: <15.006.30119
- Range: <11.0.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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