Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2017-3123
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 memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data drawing position definition. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.144 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.144 · newest: 0.144 · 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/100179 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3123?
- CVE-2017-3123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3123?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.