CVE-2021-21086

Adobe Reader CoolType Arbitrary Stack Manipulation

Published Sep 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 4.7% 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 an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. 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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:56 AM
Reserved
Dec 18, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 2, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:34 AM