CVE-2021-44741: Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially cra...

Summary

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application deni...

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_dc	>= 15.008.20082, <= 21.007.20099 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*`
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	>= 15.008.20082, <= 21.007.20099 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*`
adobe	acrobat	>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30204 >= 20.001.30005, <= 20.004.30017 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*`
adobe	acrobat_reader	>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30204 >= 20.001.30005, <= 20.004.30017 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*`

Original advisory text

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially cra...

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service 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/apsb22-01.html Vendor Advisory