CVE-2017-3045
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Acrobat Reader contains a memory address information disclosure vulnerability in its JPEG 2000 parser when processing palette box data. The flaw leaks memory addresses that could assist an attacker in bypassing ASLR memory protections, potentially enabling more reliable exploitation of other vulnerabilities. The vulnerability is triggered when a user opens a specially crafted PDF file containing a malicious JPEG 2000 image.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 11.0.19<= 15.006.30280<= 15.023.20070<= 15.006.30280<= 15.023.20070<= 11.0.19CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Adobe productOpen Adobe Acrobat or Reader, then go to Help > About (or on Windows, check Programs and Features for the installed application name and version)Affected if The installed product is Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe Reader, or Adobe Acrobat DC Classic or Continuous variant
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Determine exact version numberIn the application, go to Help > About Adobe [Product Name] to display the exact version string (for example: 11.0.19, 15.006.30280, or 15.023.20070)Affected if Version cannot be determined or is older than the installed product baseline
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Compare version against affected rangesMatch your installed version to the affected version list: Adobe Acrobat/Reader 11.x versions up to and including 11.0.19; Acrobat/Reader DC versions up to and including 15.006.30280 OR up to and including 15.023.20070 (note: there are two separate version tracks - Classic and Continuous)Affected if Your installed version falls within any of these ranges: 11.x <= 11.0.19, DC Classic <= 15.006.30280, or DC Continuous <= 15.023.20070
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Confirm JPEG 2000 parsing is reachableThis vulnerability is triggered when processing a malicious JPEG 2000 image embedded in a PDF. No special configuration check is needed - the flaw exists in the JPEG 2000 parser component regardless of settingsAffected if Any PDF with a crafted JPEG 2000 image can trigger the parser during normal document viewing
If the installed Adobe Acrobat/Reader version is 11.0.19 or earlier, 15.006.30280 or earlier (Classic track), or 15.023.20070 or earlier (Continuous track), the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Adobe Acrobat Reader to a version later than 11.0.19, 15.006.30280, or 15.023.20070 as applicable to the installed product line. Organizations should deploy updates via their patch management systems and verify completion across endpoints.
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