PT-2016-1940 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Matthias Kaiser · Published 2016-05-05 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-1039

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

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. It allows a remote attacker to bypass JavaScript API 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.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01273

CVE-2016-1039

ZDI-16-290

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01273 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1039 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-290 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1039 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035828 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90517 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-290 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1039 · Note