Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2021-21089
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 out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges 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 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21089?
- CVE-2021-21089 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21089?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.