Adobe Acrobat Reader ActiveX Control information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30199/2020.004.30006/2021.005.20060. This impacts an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-39856. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30199/2020.004.30006/2021.005.20060 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 09/30/2021 as apsb21-55. The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-39856 since 08/23/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.1
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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

08/23/2021 🔍
09/30/2021 +38 days 🔍
09/30/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/04/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-55
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-39856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-39856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183566

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2021 07:10
Updated: 10/04/2021 08:10
Changes: 09/30/2021 07:10 (51), 10/04/2021 08:10 (1)
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