Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2021-35988
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary memory information 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
EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat_dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified
- Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-35988?
- CVE-2021-35988 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-35988?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.