Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2021· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC JPEG2000 Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2021-40730
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.
Affected products
2- Range: <=21.007.20095 and <=21.007.20096 and <=20.004.30015 and <=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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