PT-2017-14402 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2017-11-14 · Updated 2017-12-15 · CVE-2017-16389

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30066 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30355 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 11.0.22 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine, where a mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access. This could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited.

Recommendations For versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.012.20098. For versions 2017.011.30066 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30066. For versions 2015.006.30355 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30355. For versions 11.0.22 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.22.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16389

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16389 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16389 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16389 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039791 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101818 · Note