CVE-2017-11209 Memory corruption in Acrobat Reader

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious XPS file containing a crafted JPEG image.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-11209?

CVE-2017-11209 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 11 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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 memory corruption vulnerability that occurs when reading a JPEG file embedded within XML Paper Specification (XPS) file. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11209?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc, Adobe Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-11209 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j5cc-jqwh-q2cj.

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