Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2017-2972
Published: January 24, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5364
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2972
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error within JPEG image conversion module when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in system compromise.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2972
Install the latest version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat:
- Acrobat DC Continuous 15.023.20053
- Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 15.023.20053
- Acrobat DC Classic 15.006.30279
- Acrobat Reader DC Classic 15.006.30279
- Acrobat XI 11.0.19
- Reader XI 11.0.19