Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.22/2015.006.30355/2017.011.30066/2017.012.20098. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-16389. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.22/2015.006.30355/2017.011.30066/2017.012.20098 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is 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 11/14/2017. The weakness was released 11/14/2017 with Palo Alto Networks as APSB17-36 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-16389 since 11/01/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 104626 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.23 / 2015.006.30392 / 2017.011.30068 / 2018.009.20044 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-36)), 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 370650 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-36)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.23, 2015.006.30392, 2017.011.30068 or 2018.009.20044 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 (104626), SecurityFocus (BID 101818†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039791†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109677, VDB-109678, VDB-109679 and VDB-109680. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104626
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.23 / 2015.006.30392 / 2017.011.30068 / 2018.009.20044 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-36)
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OpenVAS ID: 870219
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-36)-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.23/2015.006.30392/2017.011.30068/2018.009.20044

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-36
Researcher: Toan Pham @__suto, Gal De Leon
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-16389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109681

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SecurityFocus: 101818 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039791

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2017 14:26
Updated: 01/24/2021 13:32
Changes: 11/18/2017 14:26 (76), 12/08/2019 15:35 (9), 01/24/2021 13:26 (2), 01/24/2021 13:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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