Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2017-11240
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, 11.0.22 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.062 (93.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Acrobat And Reader 2017.012.20098 Earlier Versions, 2017.011.30066 2015.006.30355 11.0.22 Versions — versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, 11.0.22 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11240?
- CVE-2017-11240 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11240?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.