Advisory Details

October 11th, 2016

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

CVE ID	CVE-2016-6940
CVSS SCORE	4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Acrobat Reader DC
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 PRC files. The issue lies in the failure to validate PRC files embedded in PDF documents. 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/apsb16-33.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-10-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	kdot

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