Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2017-3044

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the JPEG 2000 engine, related to image scaling. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.204 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3044?
CVE-2017-3044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-3044?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.