Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042 XSLT Engine type conversion
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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component XSLT Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability in the XSLT engine related to localization functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The bug was discovered 01/10/2017. The weakness was presented 01/05/2017 with Zero Day Initiative as APSB17-01 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2962 since 12/02/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96455 (Adobe Reader < 11.0.19 / 15.006.30279 / 15.023.20053 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading 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 (96455) and SecurityFocus (BID 95340†).
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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
- 15 Base
- 15.006.30060
- 15.006.30094
- 15.006.30096
- 15.006.30097
- 15.006.30119
- 15.006.30121
- 15.006.30172
- 15.006.30173
- 15.006.30174
- 15.006.30198
- 15.006.30201
- 15.006.30243
- 15.006.30244
- 15.008.20082
- 15.009.20069
- 15.009.20071
- 15.009.20077
- 15.009.20079
- 15.010.20056
- 15.010.20059
- 15.010.20060
- 15.016.20039
- 15.016.20041
- 15.016.20045
- 15.017.20050
- 15.017.20053
- 15.020.20039
- 15.020.20042
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Type conversionCWE: CWE-704
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Nessus ID: 96455
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 11.0.19 / 15.006.30279 / 15.023.20053 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 103337
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-01)-Windows
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Suricata ID: 2014154
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Timeline
12/02/2016 🔍01/05/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB17-01
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2962 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 95340 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2017-2962 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2962 - Adobe - Multiple Products - Type Confusion Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037574
Entry
Created: 01/11/2017 09:42Updated: 10/28/2022 10:35
Changes: 01/11/2017 09:42 (83), 08/26/2020 09:27 (2), 10/28/2022 10:35 (4)
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