CVE-2021-21041
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-21041
- Assigner
- psirt@adobe.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-02-11T20:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-09-08T17:23:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.0 | 17.011.30188 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.0 | 20.001.30018 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.013.20074 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.0 | 17.011.30188 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.0 | 20.001.300183 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.013.20074 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21041 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21041 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:06:43 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 21:59:41 | 2021-02-11T20:15Z | 2021-02-11T20:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 21:59:41 | 2021-09-08T17:23:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 21:59:41 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |