CVE-2017-3017
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 when handling a malformed PDF file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 when handling a malformed PDF file. 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
- 4.28% probability · 91th 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 5.6% on 21 September 2026 to 4.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038228
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038228
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.