CVE-2017-2959 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vul…
published 2017-01-11 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-12100
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.5%
- EPSS 11.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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 of color profile metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
11.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier.
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/95344
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037574
vdb-entry
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-17-023
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-2959
- NVD CVE-2017-2959
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