Use After Free in Adobe Illustrator
CVE-2021-36008
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system 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: Use-After-Free
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: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Illustrator — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-42.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1146/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36008?
- CVE-2021-36008 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36008?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.