Advisory Details

February 16th, 2017

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-111
ZDI-CAN-3920

CVE ID CVE-2017-2939
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Reader
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['26270']. 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 Reader. 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 the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data which can result in a memory corruption condition. 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
  • 2016-09-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-02-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT 734388278a34721ed1869ab23235b2c976a145e2
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