Adobe Acrobat Reader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.22/2015.006.30355/2017.011.30066/2017.012.20098. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-16368. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.22/2015.006.30355/2017.011.30066/2017.012.20098 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was released 11/14/2017 by Ashfaq Ansari (iDefense) with iDEFENSE Labs as APSB17-36 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-16368 since 11/01/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104626 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.23 / 2015.006.30392 / 2017.011.30068 / 2018.009.20044 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-36)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370650 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-36)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.23, 2015.006.30392, 2017.011.30068 or 2018.009.20044 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104626), SecurityFocus (BID 101816†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039791†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109677, VDB-109678, VDB-109679 and VDB-109680. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 104626
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.23 / 2015.006.30392 / 2017.011.30068 / 2018.009.20044 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-36)
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OpenVAS ID: 870219
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-36)-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.23/2015.006.30392/2017.011.30068/2018.009.20044

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-36
Researcher: Ashfaq Ansari (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-16368 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16368
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109696

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SecurityFocus: 101816 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2017-16368 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039791

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2017 14:26
Updated: 05/06/2025 18:09
Changes: 11/18/2017 14:26 (74), 12/08/2019 16:36 (11), 01/24/2021 15:20 (2), 09/03/2024 07:49 (17), 05/06/2025 18:09 (1)
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