Insecure Library Loading in Adobe Acrobat Reader
CVE-2017-3012

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Adobe
Status
Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.19 And Earlier, 15.006.30280 And Earlier, 15.023.20070 And Earlier.
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 April 2017

What is CVE-2017-3012?

An insecure library loading vulnerability exists in the OCR plugin of Adobe Acrobat Reader that could allow an attacker to exploit the application. This flaw enables improperly configured library loading paths, potentially leading to DLL hijacking. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on systems using affected versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Affected Version(s)

Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier. Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038228
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97547
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

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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CVE-2017-3012 : Insecure Library Loading in Adobe Acrobat Reader