CVE-2017-3030
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the AES module. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMemory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader's AES cryptographic module allows arbitrary code execution via crafted PDF files. The flaw exists in how the AES module handles cryptographic operations, leading to memory corruption that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 11.0.19<= 15.006.30280<= 15.023.20070<= 15.006.30280<= 15.023.20070<= 11.0.19CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Adobe productOpen Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat, then go to Help > About Adobe [Product Name] to see which product is installed (Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, Acrobat DC, or Reader DC)Affected if The product is Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, or Adobe Reader
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Check version number for classic Adobe productsFor Adobe Reader 11.x or Adobe Acrobat 11.x, go to Help > About Adobe [Product] and note the version shown (for example, 11.0.19)Affected if The version is 11.0.19 or lower for Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat classic versions
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Check version number for Adobe Acrobat/Reader DC (Continuous)For Acrobat DC or Reader DC with Continuous track, go to Help > About Adobe [Product] and look for a version like 15.006.30280 or similar 15.xxx formatAffected if The version is 15.006.30280 or lower (Continuous track)
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Check version number for Adobe Acrobat/Reader DC (Classic)For Acrobat DC or Reader DC with Classic track, go to Help > About Adobe [Product] and look for a version like 15.023.20070 or similar 15.xxx formatAffected if The version is 15.023.20070 or lower (Classic track)
The environment is affected if Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, or Reader is installed and the version falls at or below 11.0.19 (classic) OR at or below 15.006.30280 (Continuous) OR at or below 15.023.20070 (Classic).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest patched version. Apply the appropriate security update from Adobe for the installed product line.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-3030 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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