Advisory Details

February 10th, 2021

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC setAction Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-21-170
ZDI-CAN-12440

CVE ID CVE-2021-21061
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Pro DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro 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 setAction method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-12-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT AIOFuzzer
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