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CVE-2017-11253: Adobe Acrobat: Memory corruption
CVE-2017-11253 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and affects Adobe Acrobat, along with 3 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, 11.0.22 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat: from 11.0.0 up to and including 11.0.22
- Adobe Acrobat Dc: from 15.006.30355 before 15.006.30392; from 17.012.20098 before 18.009.20044
- Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 11.0.0 up to and including 11.0.22
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc: from 15.006.30355 before 15.006.30392; from 17.012.20098 before 18.009.20044