PT-2016-2852 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6968

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Reader versions (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat versions (affected versions not specified) Adobe Reader Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability, which involves the use of memory after it has been freed. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is associated with the parsing of XSLT keys.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability. For Adobe Acrobat, consider disabling the XSLT parsing function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For Adobe Reader Document Cloud, restrict access to the affected components to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, avoid using the vulnerable XSLT parsing key in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved. 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:2016-02283

CVE-2016-6968

ZDI-16-552

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6968 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-552 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02283 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93491 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6968 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note