CVE-2016-4255

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability 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/91714
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-420
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91714
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-420
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

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