CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16409

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that involves reading data past the end of the target buffer. This issue 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 can exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive data, posing a significant threat to information security within the organization.

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 occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of the Adobe graphics module responsible for displaying textual data. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.

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