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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2021-39838

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm buttonGetCaption action that could result in 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 29, 2021
  • Updated: May 9, 2024
  • CVE: CVE-2021-39838
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

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 20.001.30005 20.004.30006.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 20.001.30005 20.004.30006.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20058.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20058.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20060.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20060.x
adobe / acrobat 17.011.30059 17.011.30199.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 17.011.30059 17.011.30199.x