PT-2017-1856 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-3020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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 weblink module of Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is associated with a memory corruption issue that allows attackers to leak memory.

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 weblink module until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01012

CVE-2017-3020

ZDI-17-250

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01012 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-250 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3020 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-250 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038228 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97554 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3020 · Note