PT-2016-7181 · Adobe · Acrobat+3

Steven Seeley · Published 2016-07-07 · Updated 2016-12-23 · CVE-2016-6938

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 and Acrobat versions prior to 11.0.17 Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic versions prior to 15.006.30198 Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous versions prior to 15.017.20050

Description A use-after-free issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. This is a different issue than previously identified vulnerabilities.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions prior to 11.0.17, update to version 11.0.17 or later. For Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic versions prior to 15.006.30198, update to version 15.006.30198 or later. For Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous versions prior to 15.017.20050, update to version 15.017.20050 or later.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6938

ZDI-16-591

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Reader Dc Classic

Acrobat Reader Dc Continuous

Reader

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6938 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6938 · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-591 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93016 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6938 · Note