CVE-2021-28560 (GCVE-0-2021-28560)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-02 16:08 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:46
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Acrobat Reader heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (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.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Acrobat Reader Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2020.001.30020 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2021.001.20150 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2017.011.30194 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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