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HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-0932
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-after-free Vulnerability
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc object implementation 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 via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0937, CVE-2016-0940, and CVE-2016-0941.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2016, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-0932 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
3 Adobe acrobat
4 Adobe acrobat_reader
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Microsoft windows
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 6
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader can be remediated by upgrading to a patched version.
  • Upgrade Adobe Acrobat or Reader to version 11.0.14, 15.006.30119, or 15.010.20056 or later.
  • Reboot the system if prompted.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-0932 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-0932.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-008 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-008 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0932 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-0932 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : Feb. 23, 2016, 7:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-0932 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-0932 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646
    Added Reference http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-008
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.006.30097:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.009.20077:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.006.30097:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.009.20077:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.006.30097:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.009.20077:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.006.30097:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.009.20077:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-008 No Types Assigned http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-008 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034646 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.006.30097:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.009.20077:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.006.30097:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.009.20077:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.56 }} -0.54%

score

0.88692

percentile