Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2021-21086

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 Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. 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: Sep 2, 2021
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2021-21086
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
adobe / acrobat 17.011.30056 17.011.30188.x
adobe / acrobat 20.001.30005 20.001.30018.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 20.006.20042 20.013.20074.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 17.011.30059 17.011.30188.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 20.001.30005 20.001.300183.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 20.006.20042 20.013.20074.x