PT-2017-1157 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2017-2962

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 type confusion vulnerability in the XSLT engine, specifically tied to localization functionality. This could potentially allow for arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. The vulnerability is associated with the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, affecting their ability to properly handle type conversions, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Fix

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00261

CVE-2017-2962

ZDI-17-026

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00261 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-026 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2962 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95340 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-026 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2962 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037574 · Note