PT-2017-1834 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-3043

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 address leak vulnerability in the collaboration functionality of Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is also described as a lack of protection for service data, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a memory leak. A memory corruption vulnerability allows attackers to cause a memory leak.

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

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00990

CVE-2017-3043

ZDI-17-263

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3043 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-263 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00990 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3043 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038228 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3043 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97554 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-263 · Note