PT-2016-2419 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Abdulaziz Hariri · Published 2016-07-07 · Updated 2017-09-01 · CVE-2016-4196

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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 caused by a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption).

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to PDF files from untrusted sources until a patch is available. 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:2016-01809

CVE-2016-4196

ZDI-16-416

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-416 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4196 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01809 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91716 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036281 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4196 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-416 · Note