PT-2017-1817 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-3065

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 11.0.19 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.006.30280 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.023.20070 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability in the font manipulation functionality. This vulnerability could allow for arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. The vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.19 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.006.30280 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.006.30280 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.023.20070 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.023.20070 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the font manipulation functionality in Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00973

CVE-2017-3065

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3065 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00973 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3065 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97556 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038228 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3065 · Note