Low severity · published Sep 29, 2021
CVE-2021-39858
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that…
3.3
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of arbitrary memory information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
20.001.30005 through 20.004.30006 · source: NVD
A2
Acrobat 2017 · Adobe
17.011.30158 through 17.011.30199 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
20.006.20034 through 21.005.20060; 20.006.20034 through 21.005.20058; 20.006.20034 through 21.005.20058 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
20.001.30005 through 20.004.30006 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader 2017 · Adobe
17.011.30158 through 17.011.30199 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
20.006.20034 through 21.005.20060 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39858
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39858
Release Notes
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html
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