Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042 XSLT Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042. The affected element is an unknown function of the component XSLT Engine. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-2970. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042 (Document Reader Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component XSLT Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. 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 heap overflow vulnerability in the XSLT engine related to template manipulation. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2017. The weakness was released 01/24/2017 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Zero Day Initiative as APSB17-01 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2970 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209344 (Adobe Reader < 15.006.30279 / 15.023.20053 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209344) and SecurityFocus (BID 95690†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-95140, VDB-95141, VDB-95142 and VDB-95143. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 209344
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 15.006.30279 / 15.023.20053 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01) (macOS)

OpenVAS ID: 103337
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-01)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/02/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-01
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95871
SecurityFocus: 95690 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB17-01 Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2970 - Adobe - Multiple Products - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2017 00:05
Updated: 05/14/2026 18:11
Changes: 01/25/2017 00:05 (72), 08/26/2020 11:41 (4), 10/21/2024 18:51 (18), 05/14/2026 18:11 (1)
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