Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2021· Updated Apr 10, 2025

ArcGIS general raster security update: uninitialized pointer

CVE-2021-29098

Description

Multiple uninitialized pointer vulnerabilities when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine 10.8.1 (and earlier) and ArcGIS Pro 2.7 (and earlier) allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

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Affected products

Esri/ArcReaderllm-create2 versions
<=10.8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: All
Esri/Arcgis For Desktopllm-fuzzy2 versions
<=10.8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: All
Esri/Arcgis For Enginellm-fuzzy2 versions
<=10.8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: All
Esri/ArcGIS Prollm-fuzzy2 versions
<=2.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.7
- (no CPE)range: All
Esri/ArcGIS Desktop Background Geoprocessingv5
Range: All

Patches

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References

www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis/administration/security-advisory-general-raster/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-361/mitrex_refsource_MISC
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-362/mitrex_refsource_MISC
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-372/mitrex_refsource_MISC

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