CVE-2017-16380 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 is an instance of a security bypass vulnerability for a certain file-type extension. Acrobat maintains both a blacklist and whitelist (the user can specify an allowed attachment). However any file extensions that are neither on the blacklist nor the whitelist can still be opened after displaying a warning prompt.

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/101814 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