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 an out of bounds read vulnerability in the MakeAccesible plugin, when handling font data. It causes an out of bounds memory access, which sometimes triggers an access violation exception. 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 an information leak attack.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102140 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102140 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 03:16
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102140 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2017-12-09 06:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:16
NVD link : CVE-2017-16362
Mitre link : CVE-2017-16362
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16362
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Products Affected
adobe
- acrobat_reader
- acrobat_reader_dc
- acrobat_dc
- acrobat
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read