PT-2016-2843

CVE-2016-6977

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Published

2016-10-06

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Updated

2017-07-30

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CVSS 2.0
10
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) Adobe Reader Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified) Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption).
Recommendations For Adobe Reader, update to a version that fixes the memory corruption issue. For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that fixes the memory corruption issue. For Adobe Reader Document Cloud, update to a version that fixes the memory corruption issue. For Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, update to a version that fixes the memory corruption issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to PDF files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.
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