Adobe Acrobat Reader path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30197/2020.004.30005/2021.005.20054. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-35980. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30197/2020.004.30005/2021.005.20054 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/13/2021 as APSB21-51. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-35980. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/13/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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

Timelineinfo

06/30/2021 🔍
07/13/2021 +13 days 🔍
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07/16/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB21-51
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-35980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-35980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-178483

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2021 22:16
Updated: 07/16/2021 15:05
Changes: 07/13/2021 22:16 (37), 07/13/2021 22:17 (3), 07/16/2021 15:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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