An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098...

Vulnerability 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 computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the XPS to PDF conversion module, when processing TIFF files. The vulnerability is a result of an out of range pointer offset that is used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101812