Advisory Details

January 10th, 2017

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC ImageConversion TIFF Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-030
ZDI-CAN-4305

CVE ID CVE-2017-2966
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Pro DC
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['26534']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within ImageConversion's TIFF parsing. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2016-11-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-01-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu LAB
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