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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0088.2
Security Updates Available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
29 April 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1111 CVE-2016-0947 CVE-2016-0946
CVE-2016-0945 CVE-2016-0944 CVE-2016-0943
CVE-2016-0942 CVE-2016-0941 CVE-2016-0940
CVE-2016-0939 CVE-2016-0938 CVE-2016-0937
CVE-2016-0936 CVE-2016-0935 CVE-2016-0934
CVE-2016-0933 CVE-2016-0932 CVE-2016-0931
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
Revision History: April 29 2016: Added CVE-2016-1111
January 13 2016: Initial Release
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Adobe Security Bulletin
Security Updates Available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Release date: January 7, 2016
Last updated: January 12, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: APSB16-02
Priority: See table below
CVE numbers: CVE-2016-0931, CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0933, CVE-2016-0934,
CVE-2016-0935, CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0937, CVE-2016-0938, CVE-2016-0939,
CVE-2016-0940, CVE-2016-0941, CVE-2016-0942, CVE-2016-0943, CVE-2016-0944,
CVE-2016-0945, CVE-2016-0946, CVE-2016-0947, CVE-2016-1111
Platform: Windows and Macintosh
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows
and Macintosh. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could
potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Affected Versions
Product Track Affected Versions Platform
Acrobat DC Continuous 15.009.20077 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 15.009.20077 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat DC Classic 15.006.30097 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat Reader DC Classic 15.006.30097 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat XI Desktop 11.0.13 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh
Reader XI Desktop 11.0.13 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh
Note: As outlined in this blog post, Adobe Acrobat X and Adobe Reader X are no
longer supported. Adobe recommends users install Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe
Acrobat Reader DC for the latest features and security updates.
For questions regarding Acrobat DC, please visit the Acrobat DC FAQ page. For
questions regarding Acrobat Reader DC, please visit the Acrobat Reader DC FAQ
page.
Solution
Adobe recommends users update their software installations to the latest
versions by following the instructions below.
The latest product versions are available to end users via one of the
following methods:
Users can update their product installations manually by choosing Help > Check
for Updates.
The products will update automatically when updates are detected without
requiring user intervention.
The full Acrobat Reader installer can be downloaded from the Acrobat Reader
Download Center.
For IT administrators (managed environments):
Download the enterprise installers from ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/, or
refer to the specific release note version for links to installers.
Install updates via your preferred methodology, such as AIP-GPO, bootstrapper,
SCUP/SCCM (Windows), or on Macintosh, Apple Remote Desktop and SSH.
Product Track Updated Versions Platform Priority rating Availability
Acrobat DC Continuous 15.010.20056 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2 Windows https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
Macintosh https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Mac
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 15.010.20056 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2 Download Center https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Acrobat DC Classic 15.006.30119 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2 Windows https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
Macintosh https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Mac
Acrobat Reader DC Classic 15.006.30119 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2 Windows http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows
Macintosh http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh
Acrobat XI Desktop 11.0.14 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2 Windows https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
Macintosh https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Mac
Reader XI Desktop 11.0.14 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2 Windows https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows
Macintosh https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Mac
Vulnerability Details
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0937, CVE-2016-0940,
CVE-2016-0941).
These updates resolve a double-free vulnerability that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2016-0935, CVE-2016-1111).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2016-0931, CVE-2016-0933, CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0938,
CVE-2016-0939, CVE-2016-0942, CVE-2016-0944, CVE-2016-0945, CVE-2016-0946).
These updates resolve a method to bypass restrictions on Javascript API
execution (CVE-2016-0943).
An update to the Adobe Download Manager resolves a vulnerability in the
directory search path used to find resources that could lead to code execution
(CVE-2016-0947).
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for
reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our
customers:
AbdulAziz Hariri of HPE's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-0932, CVE-2016-0937,
CVE-2016-0943)
AbdulAziz Hariri and Jasiel Spelman of HPE's Zero Day Initiative
(CVE-2016-0941)
Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari, Secunia Research at Flexera Software
(CVE-2016-0940)
Brian Gorenc of HPE's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-0931)
Chris Navarrete of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (CVE-2016-0942)
Jaanus Kp of Clarified Security, working with HPE's Zero Day Initiative
(CVE-2016-0936, CVE-2016-0938, CVE-2016-0939)
kdot, working with HPE's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-0934, CVE-2016-0935)
Linan Hao of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (CVE-2016-0944, CVE-2016-0945,
CVE-2016-0946)
Mahinthan Chandramohan, Wei Lei and Liu Yang working with iDefense's
Vulnerability Contributor Program (CVE-2016-0933)
Independently reported by Vladimir Dubrovin, Eric Lawrence, and KeLiu of
Tencent's Xuanwu LAB (CVE-2016-0947)
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