Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 13.19 % · percentile 96 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- adobe
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. 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 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-2021-26220
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-39863
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-704 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Adobe · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.005.20060cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.005.20058cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.005.20060cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.005.20058cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.001.30005 ≤ 20.004.30006cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.001.30005 ≤ 20.004.30006cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2017:*:*:*:*:classic_2017:*:*:*≥ 17.011.30059 ≤ 17.011.30199cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2017:*:*:*:*:classic_2017:*:*:*≥ 17.011.30059 ≤ 17.011.30199
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Adobe · Acrobat Reader | affected unspecified ≤ DC 2021 July ; affected unspecified ≤ 20.0-Classic 2021 July ; affected unspecified ≤ 17.0-Classic 2021 July ; 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 |