Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.19/15.006.30280/15.023.20070 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.19/15.006.30280/15.023.20070. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-3047. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.19/15.006.30280/15.023.20070 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 04/11/2017. The weakness was presented 04/06/2017 by Sebastian Apelt with Zero Day Initiative as APSB17-11 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-3047 since 12/02/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99373 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.20 / 2015.006.30306 / 2017.009.20044 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-11)), 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 370364 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-11)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.20, 2015.006.30306 or 2017.009.20044 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 (99373), SecurityFocus (BID 97550†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038228†). See VDB-99604, VDB-99605, VDB-99606 and VDB-99607 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Nessus ID: 99373
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.20 / 2015.006.30306 / 2017.009.20044 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 103337
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb17-11)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.20/2015.006.30306/2017.009.20044

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-11
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99608

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SecurityFocus: 97550 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB17-11 Use-After-Free Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3047 - Adobe - Acrobat Reader - Use-After-Free Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038228

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2017 11:17
Updated: 09/01/2024 02:46
Changes: 04/12/2017 11:17 (78), 08/29/2020 11:03 (8), 11/28/2022 11:55 (4), 11/28/2022 12:02 (1), 09/01/2024 02:46 (16)
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