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HistoryMay 15, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC XFA removeInstance Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-05-1500:00:00
Anonymous
www.zerodayinitiative.com
13
vulnerability
remote code execution
adobe acrobat pro dc
xfa removeinstance
user interaction
malicious page
malicious file
handling flaw
object validation
current process

EPSS

0.011

Percentile

84.8%

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 the handling of the XFA removeInstance method. 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.