Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-21061Acrobat Pro DC Use-After-Free Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity use-after-free in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Pro DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	unspecified – through 2020.013.20074unspecified – through 2020.001.30018unspecified – through 2017.011.30188unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html x_refsource_MISC