CVE-2017-16404

High

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. 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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat
PublishedDec 9, 2017
First seenDec 9, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobatv ≤ 11.0.22, 17.0 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30066—
adobe acrobat_dc- ≤ v ≤ 17.012.20098, 15.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.006.30355—
adobe acrobat_readerv ≤ 11.0.22, 17.0 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30066—
adobe acrobat_reader_dc- ≤ v ≤ 17.012.20098, 15.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.006.30355—

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