Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF 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.
References
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| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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History
06 Oct 2021, 16:45
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 6.8
v3 : 7.8 |
| References | (MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2017:*:*:*:*:classic_2017:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2017:*:*:*:*:classic_2017:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
29 Sep 2021, 16:44
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Information
Published : 2021-09-29 16:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 22:08
NVD link : CVE-2021-39863
Mitre link : CVE-2021-39863
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-39863
JSON object : View
Products Affected
adobe
- acrobat_reader_2017
- acrobat
- acrobat_2017
- acrobat_dc
- acrobat_reader
- acrobat_reader_dc
apple
- macos
microsoft
- windows
CWE
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow