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CVE-2021-40730

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CVE-2021-40730

Published: Oct 15, 2021

Modified: Apr 23, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

3.3

LOW

Description

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 use-after-free that allow a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPG2000 images.

VendorProductVersions

Adobe

Acrobat Reader

affected
unspecified - <= 21.007.20095
affected
unspecified - <= 21.007.20096
affected
unspecified - <= 20.004.30015
affected
unspecified - <= 17.011.30202

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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