7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-2966
Adobe Acrobat Reader TIFF Segment Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the image conversion engine related to parsing malformed TIFF segments. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 11, 2017, 4:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 18, 2017, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2966 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
3 Adobe acrobat
4 Adobe reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2966.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95344
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-030
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2966 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-030 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95344 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.006.30244:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:15.020.20042:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.006.30244:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:15.020.20042:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:11.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

77.72 }} 1.39%

score

0.98281

percentile

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