CVE-2021-40723

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 that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

12 Sep 2023, 11:55

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Adobe Microsoft Apple Adobe acrobat Reader Adobe acrobat Reader Dc Adobe acrobat Adobe acrobat Dc Apple macos Microsoft windows
References	~~(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html -~~	(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*

07 Sep 2023, 13:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-07 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2021-40723

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40723

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-40723

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat
acrobat_reader_dc
acrobat_dc
acrobat_reader

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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