CVE-2021-21017 (GCVE-0-2021-21017)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-02-11 19:42
Modified
2025-10-21 23:35
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow ()
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Adobe | Acrobat Reader |
Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < |
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2021-11-03
Due date: 2021-11-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21017
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