Memory Corruption Issue in Adobe Acrobat Reader's Image Conversion Engine
CVE-2017-2965

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Adobe
Status
Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 And Earlier, 15.006.30244 And Earlier, 11.0.18 And Earlier.
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 January 2017

Summary

Adobe Acrobat Reader contains a vulnerability in its image conversion engine related to the parsing of TIFF files. This memory corruption issue can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. Users of affected versions are encouraged to update their software to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier. Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95345
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-...
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EPSS Score

54% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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