CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16390

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use after free vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader affecting versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, posing a significant security risk to organizational systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest version to mitigate the risk 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 engine API. 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