Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2017-2959
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.115 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.115 · newest: 0.115 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Adobe Reader
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 And Earlier, 15.006.30244 11.0.18 Earlier. — versions Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95344 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574 (vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-023
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2959?
- CVE-2017-2959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2959?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.