Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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6.0$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30197/2020.004.30005/2021.005.20054. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-28639. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2021 as APSB21-51. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-28639. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/13/2021).

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

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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: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / 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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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30199/2020.004.30006/2021.005.20058

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB21-51
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28639 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28639
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-178487

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2021 22:20
Updated: 07/17/2021 07:10
Changes: 07/13/2021 22:20 (37), 07/13/2021 22:21 (3), 07/17/2021 07:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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