PT-2016-2400 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Published 2016-07-07 · Updated 2017-09-01 · CVE-2016-4215

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 and Acrobat versions prior to 11.0.17 Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic versions prior to 15.006.30198 Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous versions prior to 15.017.20050

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, allowing attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass restrictions on JavaScript API execution. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions prior to 11.0.17, update to version 11.0.17 or later. For Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic versions prior to 15.006.30198, update to version 15.006.30198 or later. For Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous versions prior to 15.017.20050, update to version 15.017.20050 or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01790

CVE-2016-4215

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Reader Dc Classic

Acrobat Reader Dc Continuous

Reader

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01790 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4215 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4215 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4215 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036281 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91712 · Note