CVE-2021-21057 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-21057 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/02/2021 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: adobe | Vendor: Adobe | Product: Acrobat Reader
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-21057 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.6 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-476
CWE Name: NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Source: Adobe

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).