CVE-2017-2943
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when processing tags in TIFF images.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when processing tags in TIFF images. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.86% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc · adobe/reader
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 4.2% on 21 September 2026 to 2.9% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95345
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95345
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.