CVE-2021-21017
Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Feb 11, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 18, 2020
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 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Acrobat ReaderAdobe |
|
References
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