Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2021· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF Out-of-Bound Read Vulnerability Information Disclosure
CVE-2021-40729
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 out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
Affected products
2- Range: <=21.007.20095, <=21.007.20096, <=20.004.30015, <=17.011.30202
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-104.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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