CVE-2016-4091

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow 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-2016-4092.

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/90508
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90508
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html

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