CVE-2017-2961 is a use-after-free vulnerability within the XFA engine of Adobe Acrobat Reader, affecting versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, and 11.0.18 and earlier across Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) can lead to arbitrary code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PDF document, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| 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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