CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0938

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The AcroForm plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to serious security threats, including remote code execution, which could result in data loss or system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest versions to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The AcroForm plugin 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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0931, CVE-2016-0933, CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0939, CVE-2016-0942, CVE-2016-0944, CVE-2016-0945, and CVE-2016-0946.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS