CVE-2021-21017
8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected (6)
Products: Adobe: Acrobat, Acrobat Dc, Acrobat Reader, Acrobat Reader Dc
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 17.0 to 17.011.30188 | |
| Up to 20.013.20074 | |
| From 17.0 to 17.011.30188 | |
| Up to 20.013.20074 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Apple Macos | All versions |
Microsoft Windows | All versions |
Related CWEs
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
References (3)
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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