PT-2016-1026 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Abdulaziz Hariri + 1 · Published 2016-01-07 · Updated 2016-12-07 · CVE-2016-0941

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Reader (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the implementation of the Search object in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the Search function in Adobe Reader and Acrobat until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00092

CVE-2016-0941

ZDI-16-010

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00092 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-010 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0941 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0941 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034646 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-010 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0941 · Note