PT-2016-2839 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6993

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 Adobe Reader Document Cloud (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in memory usage, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects programs for viewing PDF files, such as Adobe Reader and Adobe Reader Document Cloud, as well as programs for editing PDF files, like Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02270

CVE-2016-6993

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02270 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6993 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6993 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93491 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6993 · Note