PT-2016-2833 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6999

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 prior to 11.0.18 Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic versions prior to 15.006.30243 Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous versions prior to 15.020.20039

Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute code.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader versions prior to 11.0.18, update to version 11.0.18 or later. For Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic versions prior to 15.006.30243, update to version 15.006.30243 or later. For Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous versions prior to 15.020.20039, update to version 15.020.20039 or later.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02264

CVE-2016-6999

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Reader Dc Classic

Acrobat Reader Dc Continuous

Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6999 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02264 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6999 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6999 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93495 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note