CVE-2017-16404
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. The vulnerability is caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of processing Enhanced Metafile Format Plus (EMF+). 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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.87% 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-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- 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
- securityfocus.com /bid/102140 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-16404
- NVD: CVE-2017-16404
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