CVE-2017-16391 — HIGH (8.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-16391?

CVE-2017-16391 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-16391?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.

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. The vulnerability is a result of untrusted input that is used to calculate an array index; the calculation occurs in the printing functionality. The vulnerability leads to an operation that can write to a memory location that is outside of the memory addresses allocated for the data structure. The specific scenario leads to a write access to a memory location that does not belong to the relevant process address space.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat	<= 11.0.22
Adobe	Acrobat Dc	>= -, <= 17.012.20098
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	<= 11.0.22
Adobe	Acrobat Reader Dc	>= -, <= 17.012.20098

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-129

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101819Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101819Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.htmlVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-16391?

CVE-2017-16391 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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. Th...

How severe is CVE-2017-16391?

CVE-2017-16391 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-16391?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.