CVE-2021-28638

Published: Aug 20, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (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 Dc, Acrobat Reader Dc

Adobe

2 products

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader Dc

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Dc	From 17.011.30059 to 17.011.30197
Adobe Acrobat Dc	From 20.001.30005 to 20.004.30005
Adobe Acrobat Dc	From 15.008.20082 to 21.005.20054
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	From 17.011.30059 to 17.011.30197
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	From 20.001.30005 to 20.004.30005
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	From 15.008.20082 to 21.005.20054

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().

References (2)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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