Advisory Details

May 10th, 2016

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC app.removeToolButton Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-1079
CVSS SCORE	4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Acrobat Pro DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows an attacker to leak sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the app.removeToolButton method. By calling app.removeToolButton multiple times, it is possible to force Acrobat Pro DC to leak heap addresses. An attacker can use this information in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-02-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-05-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	AbdulAziz Hariri - HPE Zero Day Initiative

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