CVE-2021-28638

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer overflow vulnerability. 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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::*

History

31 Aug 2021, 16:40

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : 6.8 v3 : 7.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
References	~~(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html -~~	(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

20 Aug 2021, 19:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-08-20 19:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-28638

Mitre link : CVE-2021-28638

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-28638

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat_dc
acrobat_reader_dc

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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