Advisory Details

May 10th, 2016

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC app.launchURL Command Execution Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-1117
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Acrobat Reader DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within handling URL's passed to app.launchURL. A specially crafted cURL passed to app.launchURL can force a command to be executed. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary 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	2015-10-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-05-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	AbdulAziz Hariri - HPE Zero Day Initiative

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