Buffer over-read in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2017-16374

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9225

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16374

CWE-ID: CWE-126

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can gain access to arbitrary data.

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader

Update Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC 2017.x to version 2018.009.20044.
Update Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017 to version 2017.011.30068.
Update Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC 2015.x to version 2015.006.30392.
Update Acrobat XI and Reader XI to version 11.0.23.

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat