CVE-2021-39846 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-39846: Adobe Acrobat Reader /Parent Property Recursive Stack Overflow

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-121
Published September 29, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted PDF file, potentially resulting in memory corruption in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted PDF file in Acrobat Reader.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 29, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated