PT-2016-1026

CVE-2016-0941

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Published

2016-01-07

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Updated

2016-12-07

Description by

CVSS 3.1
8.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Reader (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the implementation of the Search object in Adobe Reader and 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 the use of the Search function in Adobe Reader and Acrobat until a patch is available.
Exploitability
Fix
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Weakness enumeration
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