Access of uninitialized pointer in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2021-44705
Published: January 11, 2022 / Updated: March 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59428
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44705
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing JP2 images inside PDF files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2021-44705
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 17.011.30207, 20.004.30020, 21.011.20039
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 17.011.30207, 20.004.30020, 21.011.20039
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 17.011.30207, 20.004.30020, 21.011.20039