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CVE-2017-3116

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the MakeAccessible plugin when parsing TrueType font data. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 11.0.0 before 11.0.21 — fixed in 11.0.21
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.000.0000 before 15.006.30355; from 17.000.0000 through 17.011.30066; from 17.000.0000 before 17.012.20098 — fixed in 15.006.30355, 17.012.20098
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.000.0000 before 15.006.30355; from 17.000.0000 before 17.011.30066; from 17.000.0000 before 17.012.20098 — fixed in 15.006.30355, 17.011.30066, 17.012.20098
• Adobe Reader: from 11.0.0 before 11.0.21 — fixed in 11.0.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat for Edge 11.0.21; Adobe Acrobat DC 15.006.30355, 17.012.20098; Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.006.30355, 17.011.30066, 17.012.20098; Adobe Reader 11.0.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100179
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100179
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html

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