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

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: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-35988: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.