cvelistv5 - cve-2021-39863

cve-2021-39863

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published
2021-09-29 15:40
Modified
2024-09-17 03:13
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
References
▼	URL	Tags
	psirt@adobe.com	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
▼	Vendor	Product
	Adobe	Acrobat Reader
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