CVE-2021-21038
HIGHAdobe Acrobat and Reader DC < 20.013.20074 and < 17.011.30188 - Out-of-bounds Write via JPEG File
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0328
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat
17.0 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 20.013.20074
adobe/acrobat_reader
17.0 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 20.013.20074
Published
Feb 11, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026