PT-2016-2859 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6961

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 (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the memory usage of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to PDF files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02290

CVE-2016-6961

ZDI-16-545

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-545 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6961 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02290 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6961 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6961 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93491 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note