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    CVE-2021-21017

    Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (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.

    Published:Feb 11, 2021
    Last Modified:Oct 23, 2025
    EPS:Feb 11, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.90641
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Nov 17, 2021
    1759 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Dc
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader Dc
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Macos
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High