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CVE-2017-2940

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when processing JPEG 2000 files. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.18
• Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30244; through 15.020.20042
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.006.30244; through 15.020.20042
• Adobe Reader: through 11.0.18

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95345
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95345
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html

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