High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16406
CVE-2017-16406
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 vulnerability in the EMF processing module. The issue causes the program to access an object using an incompatible type, leading to an out of bounds memory access. 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 information leak attack.
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.22
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=15.0,<=15.006.30355
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=-,<=17.012.20098
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.22
- (no CPE)range: <=2017.012.20098, <=2017.011.30066, <=2015.006.30355, <=11.0.22
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=15.0,<=15.006.30355
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=-,<=17.012.20098
- Range: <=2017.012.20098, <=2017.011.30066, <=2015.006.30355, <=11.0.22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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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