CVE-2017-11236 is a memory corruption vulnerability within Adobe Acrobat Reader, affecting versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier, stemming from its handling of UTF-16 literal strings. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) and could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited, requiring user interaction. While its EPSS score is relatively low, indicating a lower likelihood of exploitation, it has a FAUCET Risk Score of 71/100. There is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV or Hot List), and no public exploit code is available on Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article identified.
| 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:N/A:N
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