CVE-2021-36008 Adobe Illustrator PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An attacker can read arbitrary file system information by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF file in Adobe Illustrator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36008?
CVE-2021-36008 is a low-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 20 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Illustrator.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2021-36008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hm8-6x9w-r3fc.