PT-2017-11865 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-08-08 · Updated 2019-03-14 · CVE-2017-11259

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 2017.009.20058 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.008.30051 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2015.006.30306 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader version 11.0.20 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) private data. This could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. A memory corruption vulnerability allows attackers to execute code remotely.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 11.0.20 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.20. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2015.006.30306 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30306. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.008.30051 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.008.30051. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.009.20058.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11259

ZDI-17-620

ZDI-17-624

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11259 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11259 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-620 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-624 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11259 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039098 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100179 · Note