Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2021-21046
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an memory corruption vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause an application denial-of-service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21046?
- CVE-2021-21046 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21046?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21046 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.