High severity · published Dec 9, 2017
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…
8.8
CVSS
6.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.7% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
through 11.0.22; 17.0 through 17.011.30066 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
- through 17.012.20098; 15.0 through 15.006.30355 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
through 11.0.22; 17.0 through 17.011.30066 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
- through 17.012.20098; 15.0 through 15.006.30355 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16406
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16406
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101815
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
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