Riskcovery

CVE-2021-29098

ArcGIS general raster security update: uninitialized pointer

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Mar 25, 2021
Updated
Apr 10, 2025
Reserved
Mar 23, 2021

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Description

Multiple uninitialized pointer vulnerabilities when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine 10.8.1 (and earlier) and ArcGIS Pro 2.7 (and earlier) allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HEsri

Weaknesses

  • CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ArcReaderEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS DesktopEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS EngineEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS EngineEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS EngineEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS EngineEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS ProEsri
  • All to before 4.7.2Affected
ArcGIS Desktop Background GeoprocessingEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected
ArcGIS Desktop Background GeoprocessingEsri
  • All to before 10.9.0Affected

References

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