CVE-2017-2943 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader (15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier) when processing specially crafted TIFF images. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high impact with potential for arbitrary code execution, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to trigger. While it affects Adobe products, it is not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog and there are no public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30244CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.020.20042CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30244CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.020.20042CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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