Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6980

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4263.

Affected products

Adobe Inc./Digital Editions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.5.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93179nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793nvd

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