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CVE-2021-21089

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC URI Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read

Severity Score

3.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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 Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Acrobat Reader DC versiones 2020.013.20074 (y anteriores), 2020.001.30018 (y anteriores) y 2017.011.30188 (y anteriores), están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de lectura fuera de límites. Un atacante no autenticado podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para escalar localmente los privilegios en el contexto del usuario actual. Es requerida una interacción del usuario para explotar este problema, ya que la víctima debe abrir un archivo malicioso

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of URIs by weblink.api. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Mark Vincent Yason (@MarkYason)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-12-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-03-18 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 20.006.20034 <= 20.013.20074
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continuous
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 20.006.20034 <= 20.013.20074
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continuous
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 20.006.20034 <= 20.013.20074
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continuous
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 20.006.20034 <= 20.013.20074
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continuous
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.001.30018
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.001.30018
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.001.30018
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.001.30018
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 17.011.30158 <= 17.011.30188
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 17.011.30158 <= 17.011.30188
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 17.011.30158 <= 17.011.30188
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 17.011.30158 <= 17.011.30188
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe