PT-2016-1902 · Adobe · Acrobat Pro Dc+2

Abdulaziz Hariri + 1 · Published 2016-05-05 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-1080

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). A memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader enables attackers to execute code. The vulnerability is also related to an out-of-bounds read information disclosure in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, specifically in the TIFF TAGTYPE parsing during image conversion.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the TIFF image conversion feature in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC until a patch is available. Avoid using Adobe Acrobat and Reader to open untrusted PDF files until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01235

CVE-2016-1080

ZDI-16-327

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Pro Dc

Reader

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1080 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1080 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01235 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-327 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035828 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1080 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-327 · Note