What is CVE-2017-16413?

CVE-2017-16413 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-16413?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2017-16413

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. The vulnerability is caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the XPS to PDF conversion module, when processing TIFF files. The vulnerability is a result of an out of range pointer offset that is used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.112 (95.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.112 · newest: 0.112 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat Dc
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.012.20098 And Earlier Versions, 2017.011.30066 2015.006.30355 11.0.22 Versions — versions Adobe Acrobat 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)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html (Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101812 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16413?: CVE-2017-16413 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-16413?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.