CVE-2021-40731Out-of-bounds Write in Adobe Acrobat Reader

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
23.7%
top 3.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 15
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability when parsing a crafted JPEG2000 file, which 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.

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_readerunspecified21.007.20095+3
NVDadobe/acrobat_reader20.001.3000520.004.30015+1
NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc15.008.2008221.007.20095+1
NVDadobe/acrobat20.001.3000520.004.30015+1
NVDadobe/acrobat_dc15.008.2008221.007.20095+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fp5j-76gh-rmhg: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 212022-05-24
CVEList
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2021-10-15

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Zscaler
Zscaler protects against Adobe vulnerabilities | 10-12-2021
CVE-2021-40731 — Out-of-bounds Write in Adobe | cvebase