Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2017-16373
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 issue is due to an untrusted pointer dereference. In this scenario, the input is crafted in way that the computation results in pointers to memory locations that do not belong to the relevant process address space. The dereferencing operation is a read operation, and an attack can result in sensitive data exposure.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat_dc
- Adobe Acrobat_reader
- Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
- N/a Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.012.20098 And Earlier Versions, 2017.011.30066 2015.006.30355 11.0.22 Versions — versions Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, 11.0.22 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16373?
- CVE-2017-16373 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16373?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.