CVE-2021-21044: Acrobat Reader DC Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
First published: Tue Feb 09 2021(Updated: )
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a crafted jpeg file. 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.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=17.0<=17.011.30188 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.0<=20.001.30018 | |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | <=20.013.20074 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=17.0<=17.011.30188 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.0<=20.001.300183 | |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | <=20.013.20074 | |
| Apple macOS | ||
| Microsoft Windows |
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