PT-2017-1152 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2017-2967

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.006.30244 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.18 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability in the XFA engine of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, specifically tied to the structure and organization of a form. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is caused by an out-of-bounds operation in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.020.20042 to resolve the issue. For versions 15.006.30244 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.006.30244 to resolve the issue. For versions 11.0.18 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.18 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the XFA engine in Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00256

CVE-2017-2967

ZDI-17-031

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2967 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-031 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00256 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2967 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95345 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2967 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037574 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-031 · Note