Use After Free Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Use After Free Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

CVE-2017-16389 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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