CVE-2021-21057NULL Pointer Dereference in Adobe Acrobat Reader

Severity
6.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 23.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 11
Latest updateMay 24

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 a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 4.7

Affected Packages5 packages

CVEListV5adobe/acrobat_readerunspecified2020.013.20074+3
NVDadobe/acrobat_reader17.017.011.30188+1
NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc20.013.20074
NVDadobe/acrobat17.017.011.30188+1
NVDadobe/acrobat_dc20.013.20074

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jpr2-8h3g-8rc7: Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 20202022-05-24
CVEList
Acrobat Reader DC Invalid Memory Read Due To An Uninitialized Pointer2021-02-11

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Zscaler
Zscaler found Adobe Security Vulnerabilities | 02-09-2020
CVE-2021-21057 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Adobe | cvebase