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 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101815 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101815 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html - Vendor Advisory () 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-2017-16406

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16406

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16406


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Products Affected

adobe

  • acrobat_reader
  • acrobat_reader_dc
  • acrobat_dc
  • acrobat
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read