CVE-2021-28638CWE-122

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published August 20, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04942 · 92.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2021-08-20T18:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 18:10Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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