PT-2017-1156 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2017-2963

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 version 11.0.18 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine, specifically when handling the color profile in a TIFF file. This could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. The vulnerability is caused by an out-of-bounds operation in the memory buffer, related to the processing of color profiles in TIFF files.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.020.20042 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.006.30244 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.006.30244 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 11.0.18 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.18 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of TIFF files with color profiles until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00260

CVE-2017-2963

ZDI-17-027

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2963 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2963 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00260 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-027 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95345 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-027 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2963 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037574 · Note