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CVE-2017-16396

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. The vulnerability is caused by a buffer access with an incorrect length value in the TIFF processing module. Crafted input causes a mismatch between allocated buffer size and the access allowed by the computation. If an attacker can adequately control the accessible memory then this vulnerability can be leveraged to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.22; from 17.0 through 17.011.30066
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from - through 17.012.20098; from 15.0 through 15.006.30355
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 11.0.22; from 17.0 through 17.011.30066
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from - through 17.012.20098; from 15.0 through 15.006.30355

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101831
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101831
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

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