Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.19/15.006.30280/15.023.20070 integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.19/15.006.30280/15.023.20070. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-3011. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an exploitable integer overflow vulnerability in the CCITT fax PDF filter. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was published 04/06/2017 by Sebastian Apelt with Zero Day Initiative as APSB17-11 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3011 since 12/02/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 97548†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038228†). Similar entries are available at VDB-99604, VDB-99605, VDB-99606 and VDB-99607. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Acrobat Reader

Version

• 11.0.0
• 11.0.01
• 11.0.02
• 11.0.03
• 11.0.04
• 11.0.05
• 11.0.06
• 11.0.07
• 11.0.08
• 11.0.09
• 11.0.10
• 11.0.11
• 11.0.12
• 11.0.13
• 11.0.14
• 11.0.15
• 11.0.16
• 11.0.17
• 11.0.18
• 11.0.19
• 15 Base
• 15.006.30060
• 15.006.30094
• 15.006.30096
• 15.006.30097
• 15.006.30119
• 15.006.30121
• 15.006.30172
• 15.006.30173
• 15.006.30174
• 15.006.30198
• 15.006.30201
• 15.006.30243
• 15.006.30244
• 15.006.30279
• 15.006.30280
• 15.008.20082
• 15.009.20069
• 15.009.20071
• 15.009.20077
• 15.009.20079
• 15.010.20056
• 15.010.20059
• 15.010.20060
• 15.016.20039
• 15.016.20041
• 15.016.20045
• 15.017.20050
• 15.017.20053
• 15.020.20039
• 15.020.20042
• 15.023.20053
• 15.023.20056
• 15.023.20070

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.20/2015.006.30306/2017.009.20044

Timelineinfo

12/02/2016 🔍
04/06/2017 +125 days 🔍
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04/11/2017 +5 days 🔍
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04/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
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04/14/2017 +2 days 🔍
08/29/2020 +1233 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-11
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99635

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SecurityFocus: 97548 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB17-11 Multiple Unspecified Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3011 - Adobe - Acrobat Reader - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038228

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2017 11:17
Updated: 08/29/2020 14:40
Changes: 04/12/2017 11:17 (81), 08/29/2020 14:40 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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