PT-2017-1173 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2017-2946

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 heap buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing the segment for storing non-graphic information, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. This is caused by an out-of-bounds operation in memory. Successful exploitation could allow 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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00277

CVE-2017-2946

ZDI-17-003

ZDI-17-004

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 11

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00277 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-003 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2946 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-004 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2946 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-004 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-003 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2946 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037574 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95344 · Note