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CVE-2017-3042

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3042 is a heap overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, and 15.023.20070 and earlier, stemming from improper handling of TIFF file offsets during image conversion. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 15.006.30280CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
<= 15.023.20070CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
<= 15.006.30280CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
<= 15.023.20070CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1445 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-17-265
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97549
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038228