Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2022 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-44713Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Use After Free could lead to Application denial-of-service
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-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 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.7% 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 use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in application denial of service. 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-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html x_refsource_MISC