CVE-2021-39849 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-39849: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Null Pointer Dereference Could Lead To Application Denial-of-Service

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-476
Published September 29, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service 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 29, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated