CVE-2021-21017
high · 8.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2021-11-03Remediation due 2021-11-17
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 heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. 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.
8.8
CVSS
86.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2021-02-11
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-122CWE-787
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | >= 17.0, <= 17.011.30188 |
| adobe | acrobat | >= 20.0, <= 20.001.30018 |
| adobe | acrobat_dc | <= 20.013.20074 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | >= 17.0, <= 17.011.30188 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | >= 20.0, <= 20.001.300183 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | <= 20.013.20074 |
| apple | macos | all versions |
| microsoft | windows | all versions |
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References
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