CVE-2017-16360
An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.303…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
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 use after free vulnerability in the MakeAccessible plugin, when creating an internal data structure. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
9.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, 11.0.22 and earlier versions
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/101818 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039791 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- helpx.adobe.com /security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-16360
- NVD: CVE-2017-16360
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