Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2021-21063
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 Memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · 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-2021-21063?
- CVE-2021-21063 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21063?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21063 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.