PT-2016-2867 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6953

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) 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 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, such as 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:2016-02298

CVE-2016-6953

ZDI-16-560

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-560 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02298 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6953 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93491 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6953 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note