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CVE-2016-4209

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.16
• Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30174; through 15.016.20045
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.006.30174; through 15.016.20045
• Adobe Reader: through 11.0.16

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91711
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91711
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

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