CVE-2021-40723
Acrobat Reader DC Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
MEDIUM 5.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.28 % · percentile 21 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- adobe
- NVD status
- Modified
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 an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | adobe |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · psirt@adobe.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-27888
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-40723
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*< 20.001.30020cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.0 < 20.001.30020cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*< 21.001.20135cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*< 17.011.30190cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.0 < 20.001.30020cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*< 21.001.20135
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Adobe · Acrobat Reader | affected 0 ≤ 2017.011.30188 |
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 |
| 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 |