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CVE-2017-3048

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the image conversion engine, related to internal scan line representation in TIFF files. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (4)

Adobe — AcrobatAdobe — Acrobat DCAdobe — Acrobat Reader DCAdobe — Reader

CWEs

References

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