PT-2016-1941 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Matthias Kaiser · Published 2016-05-05 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-1038

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

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 related to insufficient access control in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, allowing a remote attacker to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions. This can be exploited through the JavaScript API.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that addresses the access control issue. For Adobe Acrobat, consider disabling the execution of JavaScript API until a patch is available. Restrict access to the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01274

CVE-2016-1038

ZDI-16-292

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-292 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1038 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01274 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1038 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035828 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90517 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-292 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1038 · Note