CVE-2017-16398
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 -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical
- Status
- Modified - psirt@adobe.com
- Published
- 2017-12-09
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Affected products
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
