Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-39843Adobe Acrobat Reader XObject Out-of-Bound Write Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 76.7% (higher than 99.5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)76.7%top 0.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe Acrobat Reader unspecified – through DC 2021 Julyunspecified – through 20.0-Classic 2021 Julyunspecified – through 17.0-Classic 2021 Julyunspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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