CVE-2021-21017 in adobe acrobat
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What the vulnerability is
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. 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.
Affected software: adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat dc, adobe acrobat reader, adobe acrobat reader dc
Scores
- CVSS: 8.8 (high)
- EPSS: 86.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Known exploited, listed 2021-11-03
- Published: 2021-02-11
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: No
- Agent check (vulnerable version): Yes, published
- Mitigation: No
Source data: NIST NVD, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. LogPulse processes new CVEs every hour.
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