Information disclosure in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2017-3115
Published: August 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7826
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-2017-3115
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3115
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.