Vulnerability CVE-2017-16416


Published: 2017-12-09

Description:
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. The vulnerability is caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the image conversion module that handles Enhanced Metafile Format Plus (EMF+) data. The vulnerability is a result of an out of range pointer offset that is used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

Type:

CWE-787

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Adobe -> Acrobat 
Adobe -> Acrobat dc 
Adobe -> Acrobat reader 
Adobe -> Acrobat reader dc 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101812
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

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