CVE-2017-3038
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 parsing TTF (TrueType font format) stream data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.98%). 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 parsing TTF (TrueType font format) stream data. 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
- 3.98% probability · 90th 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 4.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038228
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038228
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.