Adobe Acrobat Reader type confusion

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6.0$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30197/2020.004.30005/2021.005.20054 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-843. The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/13/2021 as APSB21-51. The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-28643. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/17/2021).

Upgrading to version 2017.011.30199, 2020.004.30006 or 2021.005.20058 eliminates this vulnerability.

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  • free

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30199/2020.004.30006/2021.005.20058

Timelineinfo

03/16/2021 🔍
07/13/2021 +118 days 🔍
07/13/2021 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB21-51
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28643 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2021 10:19 PM
Updated: 07/17/2021 07:05 AM
Changes: 07/13/2021 10:19 PM (40), 07/17/2021 07:05 AM (4)
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