PT-2017-2406 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-27 · CVE-2017-2972

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 15.020.20042 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.006.30244 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.18 and earlier

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the memory, allowing a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code through JPEG parsing, potentially leading to memory damage. This can result in arbitrary code execution due to a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the image conversion module related to JPEG parsing.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.020.20042 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.006.30244 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.006.30244 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.18 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.18 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling JPEG parsing in the affected Adobe Acrobat Reader versions until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01609

CVE-2017-2972

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2972 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01609 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2972 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95690 · Note