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FKIE_CVE-2017-16389

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-12-09 06:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:09

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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 vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

URL	Tags
psirt@adobe.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101818	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.com	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101818	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
adobe	acrobat	*
adobe	acrobat	*
adobe	acrobat_dc	*
adobe	acrobat_dc	*
adobe	acrobat_reader	*
adobe	acrobat_reader	*
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	*
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	*

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CVE-2017-16389 (GCVE-0-2017-16389)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-09 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:27

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Use After Free

Assigner

adobe mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101818	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	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	Affected: 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

Date Public

2017-12-09 00:00

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