CVE-2021-44712 Adobe Acrobat Reader Memory Corruption could lead to Application denial-of-service
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Adobe Acrobat Reader by tricking a user into opening a malicious file.
- 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-2021-44712?
CVE-2021-44712 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 14 Jan 2022. 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
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44712?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44712?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-44712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjcv-mjwc-3ww3.