CVE-2017-2957 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, and 11.0.18 and earlier, specifically related to collaboration functionality. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating that successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, typically requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious PDF). While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.