PT-2017-2407 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-28 · CVE-2017-2971

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 version 11.0.18 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG decoder routine. This vulnerability could allow for arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. The vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 version 11.0.18 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.18 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01610

CVE-2017-2971

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01610 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2971 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2971 · Note
• http://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0259 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95690 · Note