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CVE-2017-16368

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability leads to a stack-based buffer overflow condition in the internal Unicode string manipulation module. It is triggered by an invalid PDF file, where a crafted Unicode string causes an out of bounds memory access of a stack allocated buffer, due to improper checks when manipulating an offset of a pointer to the buffer. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability and achieve arbitrary code execution if they can effectively control the accessible memory.

Published

2017-12-09T06:29:01.227

Last Modified

2025-05-06T15:15:51.173

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 11.0.22 Yes
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 17.011.30066 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_dc ≤ 17.012.20098 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_dc ≤ 15.006.30355 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 11.0.22 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 17.011.30066 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader_dc ≤ 17.012.20098 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader_dc ≤ 15.006.30355 Yes
References