CVE-2021-21044
Acrobat Reader DC Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Feb 11, 2021
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- 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 an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a crafted jpeg 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Acrobat ReaderAdobe |
|
References
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