CVE-2017-2961

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% 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-416

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the XFA engine, related to validation functionality. 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/95343
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-025
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95343
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-025
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html

Get alerted when CVE-2017-2961 or the next vulnerability affects your stack