CVE-2021-44742
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.86% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc · adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.