CVE-2021-44715 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Out-of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An attacker can bypass ASLR mitigations by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- 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-2021-44715?
CVE-2021-44715 is a low-severity 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 out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. 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 file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44715?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44715?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-44715 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44715 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jfj-wx9v-pw5h.