Is CVE-2017-11240 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-11240 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-11240?

CVE-2017-11240 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-11240?

CVE-2017-11240 has an EPSS score of 6.21% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11240?

Upgrade Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) to 15.006.30392 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-11240

CRITICALEPSS 93th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, 11.0.22 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit)Windows application

Affected:15.006.30355 15.006.30392Fixed in:15.006.30392

Affected:17.012.20098 18.009.20044Fixed in:18.009.20044

Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)Windows application

Affected:17.012.20098 18.009.20044Fixed in:18.009.20044

Affected:15.006.30355 15.006.30392Fixed in:15.006.30392

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

helpx.adobe.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.