CVE-2017-2959
HighSummary
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, and 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the image conversion engine, related to parsing of color profile metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant security risk to the organization's systems.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activity.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
See all- CVE-2017-3123High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier contain an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data drawing position definition. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3121High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) parser. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3120High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the XFA parsing engine when handling certain types of internal instructions. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3119High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Acrobat/Reader 11.0.19 engine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3117High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the plugin that handles links within PDF files. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3116High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the MakeAccessible plugin when parsing TrueType font data. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3113High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine when creating large strings. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3016High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-11271High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-11270High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) private data representing icons. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Original NVD description (English source)
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the image conversion engine, related to parsing of color profile metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.