VDB-118001 · CVE-2017-11240 · OpenVAS 830644

Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.22/2015.006.30355/2017.011.30066/2017.012.20098. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-11240. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.22/2015.006.30355/2017.011.30066/2017.012.20098 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, 11.0.22 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was released 02/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11240 since 07/13/2017. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 91 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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 Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 830644
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat DC (Continuous Track) Multiple Vulnerabilities-apsb17-36 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/13/2017 🔍
11/14/2017 +124 days 🔍
02/13/2018 +91 days 🔍
05/19/2018 +94 days 🔍
05/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/07/2020 +628 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-11240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118001
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2018 10:40
Updated: 02/07/2020 17:28
Changes: 05/20/2018 10:40 (63), 02/07/2020 17:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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