Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-44741Adobe Acrobat Pro DC NULL Pointer Dereference could lead to Application-denial-of-service

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity null pointer dereference 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 3.6% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)3.6%top 10.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service 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 21.007.20099unspecified – through 20.004.30017unspecified – through 17.011.30204unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html x_refsource_MISC