Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader
CVE-2017-16407

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Adobe
Status: 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
Vendor: CVE Published:; 9 December 2017

What is CVE-2017-16407?

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2017.012.20098 are susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability caused by an improper calculation that writes data beyond the intended buffer limits. This issue lies within the handling of EMF EMR_BITBLT records and is driven by an out of range pointer offset used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or potentially execute arbitrary code, posing significant security risks to users.

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Affected Version(s)

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.012.20098 and earlier , 2017.011.30066 and earlier , 2015.006.30355 and earlier , 11.0.22 and earlier 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