PT-2017-1860 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-3015

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 JBIG2 parsing functionality. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can allow 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 JBIG2 parsing functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01016

CVE-2017-3015

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3015 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01016 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3015 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3015 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97556 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038228 · Note