Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF File null pointer dereference

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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30188/2020.001.30018/2020.013.20074. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-21057. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30188/2020.001.30018/2020.013.20074 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability.
The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-21057. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/18/2020 🔍02/12/2021 🔍
02/12/2021 🔍
02/28/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-21057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169847
Entry
Created: 02/12/2021 11:55Updated: 02/28/2021 19:45
Changes: 02/12/2021 11:55 (38), 02/28/2021 19:39 (5), 02/28/2021 19:45 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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