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CVE-2017-11231

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability in Acrobat/Reader rendering engine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.009.20058 y anteriores, 2017.008.30051 y anteriores, 2015.006.30306 y anteriores, y 11.0.20 y anteriores tiene una vulnerabilidad de uso de memoria antes de liberación (use after free) en el motor de renderizado Acrobat/Reader. La explotación con éxito de esta vulnerabilidad podría permitir la ejecución arbitraria de código.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Ashfaq Ansari - Project Srishti
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-07-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-08-08 CVE Published
  • 2023-07-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 11.0.0 <= 11.0.20
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-
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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*-
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 11.0.0 <= 11.0.20
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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*-
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 17.011.00000 <= 17.011.30066
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Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 17.011.00000 <= 17.011.30066
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30306
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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*-
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30306
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 17.009.20058
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continuous
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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continuous
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 17.011.00000 <= 17.011.30066
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Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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*-
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 17.011.00000 <= 17.011.30066
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30306
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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*-
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30306
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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*-
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 17.009.20058
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continuous
Affected
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 17.009.20058
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continuous
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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*-
Safe
Adobe
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Reader
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>= 11.0.0 <= 11.0.20
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Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Reader
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>= 11.0.0 <= 11.0.20
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Safe