Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2021 · Assigned by Esri
CVE-2021-29096ArcGIS general raster security update: use-after-free
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in ArcGIS Desktop from Esri. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine 10.8.1 (and earlier) and ArcGIS Pro 2.7 (and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Esri | ArcReader | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Desktop | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Engine | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Engine | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Engine | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Engine | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Desktop Background Geoprocessing | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Engine Background Geoprocessing | All – before 10.9.0 |
| Esri | ArcGIS Engine Background Geoprocessing | All – before 10.9.0 |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H