CVE-2016-1090
HighSummary
An untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a risk of unauthorized access to the system and data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest versions to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential exploitation attempts.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, Acrobat
See all- CVE-2016-4255High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4202High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before version 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before version 15.006.30198, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before version 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4200High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4199High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before version 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before version 15.006.30198, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before version 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4198High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before version 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before version 15.006.30198, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before version 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4197High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before version 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before version 15.006.30198, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before version 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4196High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before version 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before version 15.006.30198, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before version 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4195High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before version 11.0.17, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before version 15.006.30198 and DC Continuous before version 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-4106High
An untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, as well as Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory.
- CVE-2016-1092High
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via unspecified vectors.
Original NVD description (English source)
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1087 and CVE-2016-4106.