9.8crit
CVE-2016-1042
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Conti…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.3%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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 allow attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1038, CVE-2016-1039, CVE-2016-1040, CVE-2016-1041, CVE-2016-1044, CVE-2016-1062, and CVE-2016-1117.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
6.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1035828 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/90517 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-16-287 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- helpx.adobe.com /security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1042
- NVD: CVE-2016-1042
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