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zdiSebastian ApeltsiberasZDI-17-261
HistoryApr 11, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

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

2017-04-1100:00:00
Sebastian Apeltsiberas
www.zerodayinitiative.com
11

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

59.7%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat 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 XFA’s dashDotDot. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.