CVE-2016-6957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader::::::::

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Adobe Subscribe	Acrobat Subscribe Acrobat Dc Subscribe Acrobat Reader Dc Subscribe Reader Subscribe
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93486
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2016-10-13T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.801Z

Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6957

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-13T19:59:28.027

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6957

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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