Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30199/2020.004.30006/2021.005.20060 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/30/2021 as apsb21-55. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-39843 since 08/23/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/30/2021).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/23/2021 🔍
09/30/2021 +38 days 🔍
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10/04/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-55
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-39843 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2021 07:08
Updated: 10/04/2021 07:59
Changes: 09/30/2021 07:08 (50), 10/04/2021 07:59 (1)
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