High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0941
CVE-2016-0941
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Search object implementation 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-2016-0940.
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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, < 15.010.20056
- Range: < 11.0.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-010nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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