High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-2971
CVE-2017-2971
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the JPEG decoder routine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.18
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30244
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.020.20042
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30244
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.020.20042
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95690nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0259/nvd
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