Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6938
CVE-2016-6938
Description
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.
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Affected products
3<11.0.17+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <11.0.17
- (no CPE)range: <15.006.30198
- Range: <15.017.20050
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93016nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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