8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-16364
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
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. This issue is due to an untrusted pointer dereference when handling number format dictionary entries. 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 14, 2017, 6:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16364 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
3 Adobe acrobat
4 Adobe acrobat_reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16364.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101813 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16364 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101813 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101813 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.22 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (including) 17.011.30066 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) - up to (including) 17.012.20098 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (including) 15.006.30355 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.22 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (including) 17.011.30066 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) - up to (including) 17.012.20098 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (including) 15.006.30355
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101813 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.76 }} -0.26%

score

0.78849

percentile

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