CVE-2021-28565 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-28565: Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds read could lead to information exposure

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-125
Published September 2, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in the PDFLibTool component. 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 2, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated