CVE-2021-39838: Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroFo...

Summary

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm buttonGetCaption action that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current ...

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
adobe	acrobat	>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.004.30006 >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30199 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*`
adobe	acrobat_reader	>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.004.30006 >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30199 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*`
adobe	acrobat_dc	>= 15.008.20082, <= 21.005.20058 >= 15.008.20082, <= 21.005.20060 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*`
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	>= 15.008.20082, <= 21.005.20058 >= 15.008.20082, <= 21.005.20060 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*`

Original advisory text

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroFo...

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm buttonGetCaption action that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory