Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2021-44713
Published: January 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59439
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44713
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2021-44713
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