Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-3118 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Adobe products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
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 a security bypass vulnerability related to execution of malicious attachments.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Subverting Environment Variable Values The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
- Footprinting An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
- Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible) An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
- Browser Fingerprinting An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
- Session Credential Falsification through Prediction This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_ADOBE_READER_APSB17-24.NASL description The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is a version prior to 11.0.21, 2015.006.30355, 2017.011.30066, or 2017.012.20098. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 102430 published 2017-08-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102430 title Adobe Reader < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24) (macOS) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(102430); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/12"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2017-3016", "CVE-2017-3038", "CVE-2017-3113", "CVE-2017-3115", "CVE-2017-3116", "CVE-2017-3117", "CVE-2017-3118", "CVE-2017-3119", "CVE-2017-3120", "CVE-2017-3121", "CVE-2017-3122", "CVE-2017-3123", "CVE-2017-3124", "CVE-2017-11209", "CVE-2017-11210", "CVE-2017-11211", "CVE-2017-11212", "CVE-2017-11214", "CVE-2017-11216", "CVE-2017-11217", "CVE-2017-11218", "CVE-2017-11219", "CVE-2017-11220", "CVE-2017-11221", "CVE-2017-11222", "CVE-2017-11223", "CVE-2017-11224", "CVE-2017-11226", "CVE-2017-11227", "CVE-2017-11228", "CVE-2017-11229", "CVE-2017-11230", "CVE-2017-11231", "CVE-2017-11232", "CVE-2017-11233", "CVE-2017-11234", "CVE-2017-11235", "CVE-2017-11236", "CVE-2017-11237", "CVE-2017-11238", "CVE-2017-11239", "CVE-2017-11241", "CVE-2017-11242", "CVE-2017-11243", "CVE-2017-11244", "CVE-2017-11245", "CVE-2017-11246", "CVE-2017-11248", "CVE-2017-11249", "CVE-2017-11251", "CVE-2017-11252", "CVE-2017-11254", "CVE-2017-11255", "CVE-2017-11256", "CVE-2017-11257", "CVE-2017-11258", "CVE-2017-11259", "CVE-2017-11260", "CVE-2017-11261", "CVE-2017-11262", "CVE-2017-11263", "CVE-2017-11265", "CVE-2017-11267", "CVE-2017-11268", "CVE-2017-11269", "CVE-2017-11270", "CVE-2017-11271" ); script_bugtraq_id( 100179, 100180, 100181, 100182, 100184, 100185, 100186, 100187, 100189 ); script_name(english:"Adobe Reader < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24) (macOS)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Adobe Reader."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is a version prior to 11.0.21, 2015.006.30355, 2017.011.30066, or 2017.012.20098. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Adobe Reader 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-3124"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/08/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/08/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/08/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("macosx_adobe_reader_installed.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "installed_sw/Adobe Reader"); exit(0); } include("vcf.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/local_checks_enabled"); os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version"); if (empty_or_null(os)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X"); app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"Adobe Reader"); base_dir = app_info['path'] - "/Applications"; track = get_kb_item("MacOSX/Adobe_Reader"+base_dir+"/Track"); if (!isnull(track) && track == '2017') { constraints = [ { "min_version" : "17.8", "fixed_version" : "17.11.30066" } ]; } else { constraints = [ { "min_version" : "11", "fixed_version" : "11.0.21" }, { "min_version" : "15.6", "fixed_version" : "15.6.30355" }, { "min_version" : "15.7", "fixed_version" : "17.12.20098" } ]; } vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);NASL family Windows NASL id ADOBE_ACROBAT_APSB17-24.NASL description The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior to 11.0.21, 2015.006.30355, 2017.011.30066, or 2017.012.20098. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 102427 published 2017-08-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102427 title Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24) NASL family Windows NASL id ADOBE_READER_APSB17-24.NASL description The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior to 11.0.21, 2015.006.30355, 2017.011.30066, or 2017.012.20098. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 102428 published 2017-08-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102428 title Adobe Reader < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24) NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_ADOBE_ACROBAT_APSB17-24.NASL description The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is a version prior to 11.0.21, 2015.006.30355, 2017.011.30066, or 2017.012.20098. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 102429 published 2017-08-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102429 title Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.21 / 2015.006.30355 / 2017.011.30066 / 2017.012.20098 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24) (macOS)