CVE-2017-11238 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine of 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. This flaw occurs when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data related to curve drawing. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction. While the vulnerability has a moderate FAUCET Risk Score of 71/100 and an EPSS score higher than 93.8% of all CVEs, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond an initial patch announcement.
| 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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