CVE-2016-6994

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6939.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 13, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

Related CVEs from 2016

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CVE-2016-6994: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix