Advisory Details

July 12th, 2016

Adobe Reader DC JPEG2000 Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-4191
CVSS SCORE	4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Acrobat Reader DC
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['24472']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows an attacker to leak sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Adobe Reader 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 handling of JPEG2000 files. The issue lies in the failure to validate multiple fields in the JPEG2000 file structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose the contents of adjacent memory.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-07-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	kdot

BACK TO ADVISORIES