CVE-2021-40729

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF Out-of-Bound Read Vulnerability Information Disclosure

CVE-2021-40729 is fixed in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on 1 platform by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.007.20099 (version 21.007.20099), released October 5, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
3.3
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0428
91st percentile

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by a out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.007.20099 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.007.20099 Oct 5, 2021

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