9.3

CVE-2017-11221: adobe systems incorporated acrobat reader Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 11-08-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11221 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast vulnerability in adobe systems incorporated acrobat reader. EPSS estimates a 8.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.87%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 type confusion vulnerability in the annotation functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

8.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.87% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
8.87%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe5 products
  • acrobat≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.20 | ≥ 17.011.00000, ≤ 17.011.30066
  • acrobat_dc≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30306 | ≥ 15.007.20033, ≤ 17.009.20058
  • acrobat_reader≥ 17.011.00000, ≤ 17.011.30066
  • acrobat_reader_dc≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30306 | ≥ 15.007.20033, ≤ 17.009.20058
  • reader≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.20
Adobe systems incorporated1 product
  • acrobat reader2017.009.20058 and earlier | 2017.008.30051 and earlier | 2015.006.30306 and earlier | 11.0.20 and earlier

2 vendors · 6 products

References

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