CVE-2017-16368 Information

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 leads to a stack-based buffer overflow condition in the internal Unicode string manipulation module. It is triggered by an invalid PDF file where a crafted Unicode string causes an out of bounds memory access of a stack allocated buffer due to improper checks when manipulating an offset of a pointer to the buffer. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability and achieve arbitrary code execution if they can effectively control the accessible memory.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101816 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8