Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2017-3021
Published: April 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6238
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3021
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious content. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause memory adress leak.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3021
Update Adobe Reader DC and Acrobat DC to version 2015.006.30306 or 2017.009.20044.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 11.0.20.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 11.0.20.