Adobe Acrobat Reader heap-based buffer overflow could lead to arbitrary code execution (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 10.36 % · percentile 96 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- adobe
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by an Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the PDFLibTool component. 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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@adobe.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-15233
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-28558
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-360 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Adobe Acrobat et Acrobat Reader · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.001.20150cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.001.20150cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 17.011.30059 ≤ 17.011.30194cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.001.30005 ≤ 20.001.30020cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 17.011.30059 ≤ 17.011.30194cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.001.30005 ≤ 20.001.30020cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.001.20150cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.001.20150
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Adobe · Acrobat Reader | affected unspecified ≤ 2020.001.30020 ; affected unspecified ≤ 2021.001.20150 ; affected unspecified ≤ 2017.011.30194 ; affected unspecified ≤ None |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |