High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16367
CVE-2017-16367
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. This vulnerability is an instance of a type confusion overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability leads to an out of bounds memory access. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by using the out of bounds access for unintended reads or writes -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=-,<=17.012.20098
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=15.0,<=15.006.30355
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=-,<=17.012.20098
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=15.0,<=15.006.30355
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101815nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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