CVE-2021-40729

Low

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by a 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 PDF file.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.3
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat Dc
PublishedOct 15, 2021
First seenOct 15, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.007.20095, 15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.007.20096—
adobe acrobat_reader_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.007.20095, 15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.007.20096—
adobe acrobat20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.004.30015, 17.011.30158 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30202—
adobe acrobat_reader20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.004.30015, 17.011.30158 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30202—

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