PT-2017-2408 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2017-01-05 · Updated 2017-01-26 · CVE-2017-2970

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 heap buffer overflow in the XSLT engine, related to template manipulation, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by exploiting the apply-templates feature in the XSLT engine.

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 the XSLT template manipulation feature until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01611

CVE-2017-2970

ZDI-17-045

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-045 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01611 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2970 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2970 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95690 · Note