CVE-2021-35986
Adobe Acrobat Reader Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Type Confusion vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 6, 2021, 3:13 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-35986
vulnerability.
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products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-35986.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-35986 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.008.20082 up to (including) 21.005.20054 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.011.30059 up to (including) 17.011.30197 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 20.001.30005 up to (including) 20.004.30005 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.008.20082 up to (including) 21.005.20054 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.011.30059 up to (including) 17.011.30197 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 20.001.30005 up to (including) 20.004.30005
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-35986 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-35986
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} -0.01%
score
0.42290
percentile