CVE-2021-39845

6.1 MEDIUM

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a ...

Published: 2021-09-29 · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Severity and scoring

CVSS: 6.1 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE: CWE-121, CWE-787

Affected products

Vendor	Product
adobe	acrobat, acrobat_dc, acrobat_reader

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted PDF file, potentially resulting in memory corruption in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted PDF file in Acrobat Reader.

Source: NVD

References

[NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39845
[Vendor advisory]https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html
[Vendor advisory]https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html

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