1. Home
  2. Mapping Frameworks
  3. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Home
  4. Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-21017 Mappings

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CVE-2021-21017 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability exploitation_technique T1204.002 Malicious File
Comments
This exploit requires a user to open a malicious file. It can then result in execution of arbitrary code which could have any number of impacts.
References
  1. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html