PT-2016-1937 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Matthias Kaiser · Published 2016-05-05 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-1042

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 Reader Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in Adobe PDF viewer and editor software, allowing a remote attacker to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that addresses the access control issue. For Adobe Reader Document Cloud, update to a version that addresses the access control issue. For Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, update to a version that addresses the access control issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that addresses the access control issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the execution of JavaScript API until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive resources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01270

CVE-2016-1042

ZDI-16-287

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1042 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01270 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-287 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1042 · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-287 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035828 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90517 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1042 · Note