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Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2021 · Assigned by Esri

CVE-2021-29097ArcGIS general raster security update: buffer overflow

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity heap buffer overflow 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 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.0%top 12.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities 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) allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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 Pro All – before 4.7.2
Esri ArcGIS Desktop Background Geoprocessing All – before 10.9
Esri ArcGIS Desktop Background Geoprocessing All – before 10.9

Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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