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CVE-2017-16379

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017...

8.8 High

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a type confusion overflow vulnerability in the graphics rendering engine.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

6.72%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a type confusion overflow vulnerability in the graphics rendering engine.

Record
CVE-2017-16379
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-704
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a type confusion overflow vulnerability in the graphics rendering engine.

Record
CVE-2017-16379
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7573 No score

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a type confusion overflow vulnerability in the graphics rendering engine.

Record
EUVD-2017-7573
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-47x2-vr4f-j64c 8.8

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017...

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a type confusion overflow vulnerability in the graphics rendering engine.

Record
GHSA-47x2-vr4f-j64c
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-704
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2017-16379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published December 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.72%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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