CVE-2021-21063Out-of-bounds Write in Adobe Acrobat Reader

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
5.3%
top 9.97%
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 Memory corruption 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

CVEListV5adobe/acrobat_readerunspecified2020.013.20074+3
NVDadobe/acrobat_reader17.011.3005917.011.30188+1
NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc15.008.2008220.013.20074
NVDadobe/acrobat17.011.3005917.011.30188+1
NVDadobe/acrobat_dc15.008.2008220.013.20074

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-35mj-p5wm-c7vw: Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 20202022-05-24
CVEList
Acrobat Reader DC Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution2021-02-11

🕵️Threat Intelligence

3
Unit42
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Unit42
Unit 42 Discovers 15 New Vulnerabilities Across Microsoft, Adobe and Apple Products2021-03-19
Zscaler
Zscaler found Adobe Security Vulnerabilities | 02-09-2020
CVE-2021-21063 — Out-of-bounds Write in Adobe | cvebase