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CVE-2017-16379

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16379 is a critical type confusion overflow vulnerability in the graphics rendering engine of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, affecting multiple versions including 2017.012.20098 and earlier. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 and community discussion indicate significant concern, despite no public exploit code being readily available in Metasploit or ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 17.0, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= -, <= 17.012.20098CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 15.0, <= 15.006.30355CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
<= 11.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0672 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101815
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039791
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry