CVE-2021-39831 (GCVE-0-2021-39831)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-29 15:36 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:26
VLAI?
Title
Adobe FrameMaker PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Adobe Framemaker versions 2019 Update 8 (and earlier) and 2020 Release Update 2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | FrameMaker |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 2020.2
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2019.8 (custom) Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom) |
Date Public ?
2021-09-14 00:00
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