CVE-2021-39863CWE-122

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution

High · published September 29, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
13%
Percentile
96.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. 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
0.13191 · 96.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2021-09-29T15:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 SEP 15:40Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
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