CVE-2021-44704

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Last Modified on: 01/21/2022 08:33:00 PM UTC

CVE-2021-44704

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain versions of Acrobat from Adobe contain the following vulnerability:

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in 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.

CVE-2021-44704 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
Affected Vendor/Software: Adobe - Acrobat Reader version <= 21.007.20099
Affected Vendor/Software: Adobe - Acrobat Reader version <= 20.004.30017
Affected Vendor/Software: Adobe - Acrobat Reader version <= 17.011.30204
Affected Vendor/Software: Adobe - Acrobat Reader version <= None

CVSS3 Score: 7.8 - HIGH

Attack Vector ^ⓘ	Attack Complexity	Privileges Required	User Interaction
LOCAL	LOW	NONE	REQUIRED
Scope	Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
UNCHANGED	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 9.3 - HIGH

Access Vector^ⓘ	Access Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE
Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

CVE References

Description	Tags ^ⓘ	Link
Adobe Security Bulletin	helpx.adobe.com text/html	MISC helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html

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Related QID Numbers

376233 Adobe Security Update for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader (APSB22-01)

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Adobe	Acrobat	All	All	All	All
Application	Adobe	Acrobat	All	All	All	All
Application	Adobe	Acrobat Dc	All	All	All	All
Application	Adobe	Acrobat Reader	All	All	All	All
Application	Adobe	Acrobat Reader	All	All	All	All
Application	Adobe	Acrobat Reader Dc	All	All	All	All
Operating System	Apple	Macos	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Microsoft	Windows	-	All	All	All

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE

Social Mentions

Source	Title	Posted (UTC)
@CVEreport	CVE-2021-44704 : Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 and earlier , 20.004.30017 and earlier and 17.011.30204… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…	2022-01-14 20:16:12
/r/k12cybersecurity	MS-ISAC CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution - PATCH: NOW	2022-01-12 14:16:08
/r/netcve	CVE-2021-44704	2022-01-14 20:38:52