CVE-2017-11211 describes a critical heap overflow vulnerability within the JPEG parser of multiple Adobe Acrobat Reader versions, including 2017.009.20058 and earlier. This flaw, rated 8.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, allows for arbitrary code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PDF document, requiring user interaction but offering high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and a FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. While there's limited community discussion, it received media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.00000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30306CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.007.20033, <= 17.009.20058CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.00000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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