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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

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  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.16
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30174
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.016.20045
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat Reader Dc4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30174
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.016.20045
    • (no CPE)range: <11.0.17
    • (no CPE)range: <15.006.30198
  • Adobe Inc./Reader
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=11.0.16
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuousllm-fuzzy
    Range: <15.017.20050

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