CVE-2021-35982
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.3
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 Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. A local attacker with non-administrative privileges can plant a malicious DLL to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user via DLL hijacking. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-35982
- Assigner
- psirt@adobe.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-09-29T16:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-02-01T20:45:38
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.006.20034 | 21.005.20060 |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.006.20034 | 21.005.20058 |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.006.20034 | 21.005.20060 |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.006.20034 | 21.005.20058 |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.004.30005 | 20.004.30006 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.004.30005 | 20.004.30006 |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.011.30158 | 17.011.30199 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.011.30158 | 17.011.30199 |
| 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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.3
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.3
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35982 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35982 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:34:52 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 11:28:59 | 2021-09-29T16:15Z | 2021-09-29T16:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 11:28:59 | 2022-02-01T20:45:38 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 11:28:59 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |