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CVE-2021-21028 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Adobe Systems Incorporated
Base Score:  8.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html Vendor Advisory 
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST   Adobe Systems Incorporated  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
17.0		Up to (including)
17.011.30188
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
20.0		Up to (including)
20.001.30018
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
20.013.20074
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
17.0		Up to (including)
17.011.30188
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
20.0		Up to (including)
20.001.300183
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
20.013.20074
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-21028
NVD Published Date:
02/11/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated