Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2017-16369

 

Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2017-16369

Published: November 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9229
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16369
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

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.

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