Advisory Details

August 8th, 2017

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC ImageConversion XPS Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-17-578
ZDI-CAN-4559

CVE ID CVE-2017-11210
CVSS SCORE 4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Pro DC
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['28092']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within ImageConversion's XPS parsing. The process does not properly validate user-supplied data which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2017-03-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-08-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Offensive Security
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