What is CVE-2021-29117?

CVE-2021-29117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcreader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-29117?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Esri Arcreader

CVE-2021-29117

A use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader 10.8.1 (and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Esri Arcreader — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@esri.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29117?: CVE-2021-29117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcreader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-29117?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.