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7.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.20/2015.006.30306/2017.008.30051/2017.009.20058 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2017 by Sebastian Apelt with Jaanus Kp Clarified Security as APSB17-24 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-11223 since 07/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/30/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102427 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370499 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.21, 2015.006.30352, 2017.011.30059 or 2017.012.20093 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102427), SecurityFocus (BID 100182†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039098†). The entries VDB-105057, VDB-105058, VDB-105059 and VDB-105060 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Acrobat Reader

Version

• 11.0.0
• 11.0.01
• 11.0.02
• 11.0.03
• 11.0.04
• 11.0.05
• 11.0.06
• 11.0.07
• 11.0.08
• 11.0.09
• 11.0.10
• 11.0.11
• 11.0.12
• 11.0.13
• 11.0.14
• 11.0.15
• 11.0.16
• 11.0.17
• 11.0.18
• 11.0.19
• 11.0.20
• 2015.006.30306
• 2017.008.30051
• 2017.009.20058

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 102427
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 103337
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-24)-Windows
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.21/2015.006.30352/2017.011.30059/2017.012.20093

Timelineinfo

07/13/2017 🔍
08/08/2017 +26 days 🔍
08/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/11/2017 +2 days 🔍
08/11/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2024 +2576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-24
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: Jaanus Kp Clarified Security
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-11223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105082

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 100182 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB17-24 Use-After-Free Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039098

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2017 11:54 PM
Updated: 08/30/2024 04:29 AM
Changes: 08/09/2017 11:54 PM (79), 11/05/2019 03:31 PM (7), 01/08/2021 12:12 PM (2), 08/30/2024 04:29 AM (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:E60:40

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