Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042 JPEG2000 Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042. This affects an unknown part of the component JPEG2000 Parser. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-3009. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.18/15.006.30244/15.020.20042 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component JPEG2000 Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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 buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG2000 parser. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 03/30/2017. The weakness was published 03/31/2017 by kdot with Zero Day Initiative as APSB17-01 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3009 since 12/02/2016. 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 96452 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.19 / 15.006.30279 / 15.023.20053 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01)), 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 370277 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96452) and SecurityFocus (BID 97302†). Similar entries are available at VDB-95140, VDB-95141, VDB-95142 and VDB-95143. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 96452
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.19 / 15.006.30279 / 15.023.20053 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-01)
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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 🔍
01/05/2017 +34 days 🔍
01/12/2017 +7 days 🔍
03/30/2017 +77 days 🔍
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03/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
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04/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-01
Researcher: kdot
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99145
SecurityFocus: 97302 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2017-3009 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3009 - Adobe - Multiple Products - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2017 10:10
Updated: 09/01/2024 17:42
Changes: 04/01/2017 10:10 (77), 08/26/2020 11:37 (5), 09/01/2024 17:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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