CVE-2021-39836
Assigner: adobe
Published: 2021-09-14T00:00:00
State: PUBLISHED
affected: product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions: lessThanOrEqual: DC 2021 July
status: affected
version: unspecified
versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 20.0-Classic 2021 July
status: affected
version: unspecified
versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 17.0-Classic 2021 July
status: affected
version: unspecified
versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None
status: affected
version: unspecified
versionType: custom
datePublic: 2021-09-14T00:00:00
descriptions: value: 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 buttonGetIcon 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.
metrics: cvssV3_0: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-416
description: Use After Free (CWE-416)
type: CWE
source: discovery: EXTERNAL
title: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC AcroForm buttonGetIcon Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability