CVE-2021-29117

Published: Aug 12, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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: NVD

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader 10.8.1 (and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected (1)

Products: Esri: Arcreader

Esri

1 product

Arcreader

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Esri Arcreader	Up to 10.8.1

Related CWEs

CWE-416

Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (2)

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-desktop/administration/arcreader-general-data-frame-security-update/

Source: psirt@esri.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-desktop/administration/arcreader-general-data-frame-security-update/

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

Vendor Advisory

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