CVE-2016-6999
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
macOS Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | {"endIncluding":"11.0.17"} | |
| adobe | acrobat_dc | {"endIncluding":"15.006.30201"} | |
| adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | {"endIncluding":"15.006.30201"} | |
| adobe | reader | {"endIncluding":"11.0.17"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.