PT-2016-1908

CVE-2016-1073

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Published

2016-05-05

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Updated

2016-12-01

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CVSS 2.0
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Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). A memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader enables attackers to execute code.
Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that fixes the memory corruption vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat until a patch is available.
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