Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2017-3120
Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the XFA parsing engine when handling certain types of internal instructions. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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: 0.094 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.094 · newest: 0.094 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Adobe Reader
- Adobe Systems Incorporated Acrobat Reader — versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 11.0.20 and earlier
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100182 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3120?
- CVE-2017-3120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3120?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.