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zdiSebastian ApeltsiberasZDI-16-554
HistoryOct 11, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Reader DC XFA maxChars Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-10-1100:00:00
Sebastian Apeltsiberas
www.zerodayinitiative.com
21

EPSS

0.025

Percentile

90.1%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of XFA maxChars. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.