CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16388

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to a use after free issue in the JavaScript API engine. This affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.

Risk Assessment

An attacker may gain unintended memory access, potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution.

Recommendation

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

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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. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript API engine. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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