CVE-2021-44742
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CVE-2021-44742 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. EPSS estimates a 5.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | >= 15.008.20082, <= 21.007.20099 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | >= 15.008.20082, <= 21.007.20099 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30204 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | >= 20.001.30005, <= 20.004.30017 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30204 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | >= 20.001.30005, <= 20.004.30017 |
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Timeline
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