PT-2017-1833 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Giwan Go · Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-3044

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 JPEG 2000 engine, specifically tied to image scaling. This can lead to arbitrary code execution when exploited. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker, potentially resulting in damage to memory.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 11.0.19 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.19 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 15.006.30280 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.006.30280 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 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 JPEG 2000 engine in Adobe Acrobat Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00989

CVE-2017-3044

ZDI-17-267

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-267 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00989 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3044 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97556 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3044 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038228 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-267 · Note