VDB-169852 · CVE-2021-21062 · GCVE-0-2021-21062

Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30188/2020.001.30018/2020.013.20074 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDF File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-21062. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30188/2020.001.30018/2020.013.20074 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2021. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-21062. 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/28/2021).

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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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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
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2020 🔍
02/12/2021 +56 days 🔍
02/12/2021 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2021 +16 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-21062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169852

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2021 11:59
Updated: 02/28/2021 20:36
Changes: 02/12/2021 11:59 (38), 02/28/2021 20:31 (5), 02/28/2021 20:36 (8)
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