Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in 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/apsb22-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-540/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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History
25 May 2022, 20:33
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| References | (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-540/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
25 Mar 2022, 11:15
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21 Jan 2022, 20:58
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 9.3
v3 : 7.8 |
| References | (MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
14 Jan 2022, 20:15
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Information
Published : 2022-01-14 20:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 22:08
NVD link : CVE-2021-44705
Mitre link : CVE-2021-44705
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-44705
JSON object : View
Products Affected
adobe
- acrobat
- acrobat_dc
- acrobat_reader
- acrobat_reader_dc
microsoft
- windows
apple
- macos
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free