CVE-2021-39860 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Adobe Acrobat Reader

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Adobe Acrobat ReaderAdobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat DC+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 29
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user memory. 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:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat17.011.30059 — 17.011.30199+1
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_dc15.008.20082 — 21.005.20058+1
▶CVEListV5adobe/acrobat_readerunspecified — 2020.004.30006+3
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader17.011.30059 — 17.011.30199+1
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc15.008.20082 — 21.005.20058+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fjq9-22v5-hcw9: Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Search Plugin Null Pointer Dereference↗2021-09-29
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Qualys
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday (September 2021) – Microsoft 60 Vulnerabilities with 3 Critical, Adobe 61 Vulnerabilities↗2021-09-14
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