Adobe Reader/Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4254)

Adobe Reader/Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4254)
Adobe Reader/Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4254)

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Affected Systems:

Adobe Acrobat < 15.017.20050
Adobe Acrobat < 15.006.30198
Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.17
Adobe Reader < 11.0.17
Adobe Reader DC Classic < 15.006.30198
Adobe Reader DC Continuous <  15.017.20050

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-4254

Adobe Reader is a PDF document reading software. Acrobat is a PDF document editing software.

Some versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat have the Memory Corruption Vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause DoS attacks.

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Link: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Adobe
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Adobe has released a Security Bulletin (APSB16-26) and patches for this:
APSB16-26: Security updates available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Link: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

Patch download:
Http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp? Product = 1 & platform = Mac
Http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp? Product = 1 & platform = Windows
Https://get.adobe.com/reader/

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