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CVE-2016-1068

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1045, CVE-2016-1046, CVE-2016-1047, CVE-2016-1048, CVE-2016-1049, CVE-2016-1050, CVE-2016-1051, CVE-2016-1052, CVE-2016-1053, CVE-2016-1054, CVE-2016-1055, CVE-2016-1056, CVE-2016-1057, CVE-2016-1058, CVE-2016-1059, CVE-2016-1060, CVE-2016-1061, CVE-2016-1065, CVE-2016-1066, CVE-2016-1067, CVE-2016-1069, CVE-2016-1070, CVE-2016-1075, CVE-2016-1094, CVE-2016-1121, CVE-2016-1122, CVE-2016-4102, and CVE-2016-4107.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.15
• Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060
• Adobe Reader: through 11.0.15

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90512
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-316
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90512
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-316
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html

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