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zdiSteven Seeley of Source InciteZDI-16-561
HistoryOct 11, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC XObject stream Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-10-1100:00:00
Steven Seeley of Source Incite
www.zerodayinitiative.com
26

EPSS

0.025

Percentile

90.1%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro 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 handling of XObject streams. 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.