CVE-2017-16415

CVE-2017-16415 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This flaw, stemming from an out-of-range pointer offset in font encoding handling, allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code through user interaction. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100, its severity is significant due to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its EPSS score and community discussion indicate a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation, though no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed.