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CVE-2017-16416

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. The vulnerability is caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the image conversion module that handles Enhanced Metafile Format Plus (EMF+) data. The vulnerability is a result of an out of range pointer offset that is used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

Published

2017-12-09T06:29:02.897

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-787
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