Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2017-16361
Published: November 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9262
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16361
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 acesss control. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, bypass security restrictions and conduct drive-by-download attack.
Affected software
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16361
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.