Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.20/2015.006.30306/2017.008.30051/2017.009.20058. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-3120. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was published 08/08/2017 by Sebastian Apelt with Jaanus Kp Clarified Security as APSB17-24 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3120 since 12/02/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-96829, VDB-99625, VDB-105057 and VDB-105058. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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)
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OpenVAS ID: 103337
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-24)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.21/2015.006.30352/2017.011.30059/2017.012.20093

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-24
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: Jaanus Kp Clarified Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105065

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

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2017 23:54
Updated: 01/08/2021 10:50
Changes: 08/09/2017 23:54 (81), 11/05/2019 15:12 (7), 01/08/2021 10:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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