CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16363

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader caused by a buffer over-read in the module handling character codes for certain textual representations. Invalid input leads to computations that point to memory locations outside the valid buffer areas.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, such as object heap addresses, which may lead to further attacks on the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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 buffer over-read in the module that handles character codes for certain textual representations. Invalid input leads to a computation where the pointer arithmetic results in a location outside valid memory locations belonging to the buffer. An attack can be used to obtain sensitive information, such as object heap addresses, etc.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS