CVE-2021-35981
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an 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-2021-35981
- Assigner
- psirt@adobe.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-08-20T19:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-09-01T01:16:14
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.008.20082 | 21.005.20054 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.011.30059 | 17.011.30197 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.001.30005 | 20.004.30005 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.008.20082 | 21.005.20054 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.011.30059 | 17.011.30197 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.001.30005 | 20.004.30005 |
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/apsb21-51.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35981 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35981 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 15:52:01 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 08:38:47 | 2021-08-20T19:15Z | 2021-08-20T19:15:09 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 08:38:47 | 2021-09-01T01:16:14 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 08:38:47 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |