CVE-2017-3045: Medium severity Adobe Acrobat vulnerability

Published Apr 12, 2017
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Updated

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have a memory address leak vulnerability in the JPEG 2000 parser, related to the palette box.

Affected Software

15 affected components
Adobe Acrobat<=11.0.19
Adobe Acrobat DC<=15.006.30280
Adobe Acrobat DC<=15.023.20070
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC<=15.006.30280
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC<=15.023.20070
Adobe Reader<=11.0.19
Apple iOS and macOS
Microsoft Windows
All of the following
Any of the following
Adobe Acrobat<=11.0.19
Adobe Acrobat DC<=15.006.30280
Adobe Acrobat DC<=15.023.20070
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC<=15.006.30280
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC<=15.023.20070
Adobe Reader<=11.0.19
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Apr 12, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-3045?

The severity of CVE-2017-3045 is classified as a moderate risk due to the memory address leak vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-3045?

To fix CVE-2017-3045, you should update Adobe Acrobat Reader to version 11.0.20 or later, or Acrobat DC to the latest version available.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3045?

CVE-2017-3045 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, along with several earlier versions of Acrobat DC.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-3045?

CVE-2017-3045 is a memory address leak vulnerability specifically in the JPEG 2000 parser associated with Adobe products.

5

Does CVE-2017-3045 affect macOS?

CVE-2017-3045 does not affect macOS as the vulnerability is specific to certain versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat DC on Windows.

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