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HistoryJul 12, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Reader DC FlateDecode Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-07-1200:00:00
Jaanus KpClarified Security
www.zerodayinitiative.com
9

EPSS

0.036

Percentile

91.7%

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 FlateDecode. A specially crafted PDF with a specific FlateDecode stream can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.