Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2017-16369
Published: November 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9229
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-2017-16369
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and gain access to arbitrary data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and gain access to arbitrary data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Affected software
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16369
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.
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.