CVE-2017-16384

high-risk

Published 2017-12-09

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 buffer over-read in the exif processing module for a PNG file (during XPS conversion). Invalid input leads to a computation where pointer arithmetic results in a location outside valid memory locations belonging to the buffer. An attack can be used to obtain sensitive information, such as object heap addresses, etc.

Do I need to act?

17.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 82% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Acrobat

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader Dc

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101824

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101824

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

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high-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 13/34 · Low

Exposure 13/34 · Low