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CRITICAL
CVE-2017-11240
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, 11.0.22 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

INFO

Published Date :

May 19, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-11240 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
3 Adobe acrobat
4 Adobe acrobat_reader
1 Apple macos
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-11240.

URL Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-11240 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.011.30066 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015.006.30355 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.012.20098 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.011.30066 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015.006.30355 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.012.20098 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.22 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.22 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.0.22 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.006.30355 up to (excluding) 15.006.30392 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.012.20098 up to (excluding) 18.009.20044 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.0.22 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.006.30355 up to (excluding) 15.006.30392 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.012.20098 up to (excluding) 18.009.20044 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.011.30066 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015.006.30355 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.012.20098 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.011.30066 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015.006.30355 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2017.012.20098 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.22 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.22
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11240 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11240 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.04 }} -0.00%

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0.83636

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