CVE-2017-2972

Published: Jan 24, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 in the image conversion module related to JPEG parsing. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected (6)

Products: Adobe: Acrobat, Acrobat Dc, Acrobat Reader Dc, Reader

4 products

Acrobat Reader Dc

Configuration A

6 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat	Up to 11.0.18
Adobe Acrobat Dc	Up to 15.006.30244
Adobe Acrobat Dc	Up to 15.020.20042
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	Up to 15.006.30244
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	Up to 15.020.20042
Adobe Reader	Up to 11.0.18

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Apple Mac Os X	All versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95690

Source: psirt@adobe.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95690

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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