PT-2016-2879 · Adobe · Reader Dc+2

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6941

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 caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). This can lead to memory corruption, potentially enabling code execution.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. For Adobe Acrobat, apply the necessary patch to resolve the memory corruption vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of JPEG2000 functionality in Adobe Reader DC until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02310

CVE-2016-6941

ZDI-16-565

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

Reader Dc

References · 8

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02310 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6941 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-565 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6941 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93496 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6941 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note