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CVE-2017-16406

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 is an instance of a type confusion vulnerability in the EMF processing module. The issue causes the program to access an object using an incompatible type, leading to an out of bounds memory access. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by using the out of bounds access for unintended reads, writes, or frees -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or information leak attack.

Published

2017-12-09T06:29:02.553

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 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-125
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