PT-2016-1941

CVE-2016-1038

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Published

2016-05-05

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Updated

2016-12-01

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CVSS 3.1
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Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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 related to insufficient access control in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, allowing a remote attacker to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions. This can be exploited through the JavaScript API.
Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that addresses the access control issue. For Adobe Acrobat, consider disabling the execution of JavaScript API until a patch is available. Restrict access to the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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