HIGH
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the XSLT engine
Published Jan 11, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 20.42%
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the XSLT engine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 11.0.18
- ≤ 15.006.30244
- ≤ 15.020.20042
- ≤ 15.006.30244
- ≤ 15.020.20042
- ≤ 11.0.18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.42% 0.20420
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20420
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (46 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.42% (0.20420) | 97.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 20.42% (0.20420) | 97.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 15.50% (0.15505) | 96.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 20.42% (0.20420) | 97.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 15.50% (0.15505) | 96.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 20.42% (0.20420) | 97.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 15.50% (0.15505) | 96.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 20.42% (0.20420) | 97.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 15.50% (0.15505) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.42% (0.20420) | 97.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 10.20% (0.10197) | 92.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 94.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 93.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 93.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 93.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 93.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 93.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 93.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 13.79% (0.13785) | 94.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.87% (0.12866) | 90.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17638) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 19.75% (0.19749) | 94.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.68% (0.26677) | 95.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 80.20% (0.80200) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 75.68% (0.75683) | 98.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 80.20% (0.80200) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 78.96% (0.78961) | 98.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | 77.91% (0.77913) | 98.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 77.30% (0.77304) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 78.10% (0.78099) | 97.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 81.52% (0.81524) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 84.93% (0.84929) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.12% (0.06120) | 90.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.12% (0.06120) | 89.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.12% (0.06120) | 77.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 45.88% (0.45884) | 98.88th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 45.88% (0.45884) | 99.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 45.88% (0.45884) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (19)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95344 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-005 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-006 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-007 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-008 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-009 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-011 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-012 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-013 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-015 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-016 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-017 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-018 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-019 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-020 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-028 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-029 x_refsource_MISC
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Jan 11, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 2, 2016
Link CVE-2017-2949
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a