Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2021-44713
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in application denial of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44713?
- CVE-2021-44713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44713?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.