Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.011.30204/20.004.30017/21.007.20099 Format Event Action use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.011.30204/20.004.30017/21.007.20099 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Format Event Action Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-44701. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.011.30204/20.004.30017/21.007.20099 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Format Event Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/15/2022 as apsb22-01. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-44701 since 12/07/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2022).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2021 🔍
01/15/2022 +39 days 🔍
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01/19/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-01
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-44701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-44701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190501

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2022 07:27
Updated: 01/19/2022 08:57
Changes: 01/15/2022 07:27 (50), 01/19/2022 08:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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