CVE-2016-0935
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
Double 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 a crafted ExtGState dictionary.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 6.99%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 94
- Score date: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-017
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-017
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
Raw JSON (NVD)
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