PT-2017-1164 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2017-2955

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 use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is associated with the use of memory after it has been freed.

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 versions 11.0.18 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.18 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00268

CVE-2017-2955

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2955 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00268 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95343 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2955 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037574 · Note