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APSB21-104: Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS (CVE-2021-40730)

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APSB21-104: Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS (CVE-2021-40730)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/15/2021
Created
03/29/2022
Added
03/28/2022
Modified
04/29/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-21-007-20099-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-dc-upgrade-21-007-20099-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-21-007-20099-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-upgrade-21-007-20099-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-upgrade-17-011-30204-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-upgrade-17-011-30204-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-upgrade-20-004-30017-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-upgrade-20-004-30017-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-17-011-30204-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-17-011-30204-windows
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-20-004-30017-macosx
  • adobe-acrobat-upgrade-20-004-30017-windows

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