Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1112. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 05/05/2016 as APSB16-14 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1112 since 12/22/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91096 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.16 / 15.006.30172 / 15.016.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123265 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.16 or 15.006.30172 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91096) and SecurityFocus (BID 90510†). See VDB-87176, VDB-87177, VDB-87178 and VDB-87179 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 91096
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.16 / 15.006.30172 / 15.016.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)
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OpenVAS ID: 861326
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Security Updates(apsb16-14)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.16/15.006.30172

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12/22/2015 🔍
05/05/2016 +135 days 🔍
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05/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2024 +3085 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-14
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87248

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SecurityFocus: 90510 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2016-1112 Unspecified Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035828

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2016 11:07
Updated: 10/22/2024 06:22
Changes: 05/12/2016 11:07 (59), 04/07/2017 10:48 (18), 08/18/2022 22:50 (3), 08/18/2022 23:01 (1), 10/22/2024 06:22 (16)
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