CVE-2021-21057

Acrobat Reader DC Invalid Memory Read Due To An Uninitialized Pointer

Published Feb 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-8448 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 null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:06 AM
Reserved
Dec 18, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 11, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:34 AM