PT-2017-1862 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-3013

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 an insecure library loading vulnerability, also known as DLL hijacking, in a DLL related to remote logging. This vulnerability is associated with errors in security settings and can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute an application with the privileges of the current user, potentially allowing code execution.

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 restricting access to the vulnerable DLL to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01018

CVE-2017-3013

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3013 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3013 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01018 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3013 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038228 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97547 · Note