CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16406

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to improper EMF processing leads to out of bounds memory access. This can result in code corruption, control-flow hijack, or information leak.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability for unintended reads, writes, or frees, posing a significant threat to the integrity and confidentiality of organizational data.

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. 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.

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