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CVE-2021-39863

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. 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 29, 2021
  • Updated: May 4, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-39863
  • 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_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20060.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20058.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20060.x
adobe / acrobat 20.001.30005 20.004.30006.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 20.001.30005 20.004.30006.x
adobe / acrobat_2017 17.011.30059 17.011.30199.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_2017 17.011.30059 17.011.30199.x