CVE-2021-21086

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 in the CoolType library. 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.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

10 Sep 2021, 17:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8
v2 : 6.8
v3 : 7.8
References (MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html - (MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html - Vendor Advisory

02 Sep 2021, 17:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-09-02 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:47


NVD link : CVE-2021-21086

Mitre link : CVE-2021-21086

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-21086


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Products Affected

adobe

  • acrobat
  • acrobat_dc
  • acrobat_reader
  • acrobat_reader_dc

apple

  • macos

microsoft

  • windows
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write