PT-2016-1031 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Jaanus · Published 2016-01-07 · Updated 2016-12-07 · CVE-2016-0936

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). A memory corruption vulnerability in these products enables attackers to execute code. The vulnerability is also related to out-of-bounds indexing in the JPEG2000 component.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the JPEG2000 component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat until a patch is available. Restrict access to untrusted PDF files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00097

CVE-2016-0936

ZDI-16-014

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-014 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0936 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0936 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00097 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-014 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0936 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034646 · Note