CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16420

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 the JavaScript engine responsible for annotation abstraction.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could 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.

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 occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is in the part of the JavaScript engine that handles annotation abstraction. 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.

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