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    CVE-2017-16362

    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 an out of bounds read vulnerability in the MakeAccesible plugin, when handling font data. It causes an out of bounds memory access, which sometimes triggers an access violation exception. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by using the out of bounds access for unintended reads, writes, or frees, potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack.

    Published:Dec 9, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Dec 9, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.08675
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Dc
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader Dc

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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