PT-2016-3116 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Published 2016-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-1091

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

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is associated with the improper use of memory after it has been freed.

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. For Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For Adobe Reader Document Cloud, 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:2017-01278

CVE-2016-1091

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1091 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01278 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93491 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1091 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036986 · Note