High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16407
CVE-2017-16407
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. The vulnerability is caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of handling an EMF EMR_BITBLT record. The vulnerability is a result of an out of range pointer offset that is used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
- 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_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
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101812nvdThird 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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