Use-after-free error in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2017-11232
Published: August 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7819
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11232
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data related to brush manipulation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data related to brush manipulation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11232
Update Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC to version 2015.006.30352 or 2017.012.20093.
Update Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017 to version 2017.011.30059.
Update Acrobat XI and Reader XI to version 11.21.
Update Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017 to version 2017.011.30059.
Update Acrobat XI and Reader XI to version 11.21.