PT-2017-1176 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2017-2943

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 versions prior to 15.020.20042 Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 15.006.30244 Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 11.0.18 Adobe Reader versions prior to 15.020.20042 Adobe Reader versions prior to 15.006.30244 Adobe Reader versions prior to 11.0.18

Description The issue is caused by a memory corruption vulnerability when processing tags in TIFF images, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is a result of a buffer overflow in memory. Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 15.020.20042, update to a version later than 15.020.20042 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 15.006.30244, update to a version later than 15.006.30244 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 11.0.18, update to a version later than 11.0.18 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the processing of TIFF images until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00280

CVE-2017-2943

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2943 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2943 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00280 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95345 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2943 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037574 · Note