CVE-2017-16398
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 9.2% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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. 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 -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.18% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-12-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat dc |
| adobe | acrobat reader |
| adobe | acrobat reader dc |
References
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