CVE-2021-44740
low-risk
Published 2022-01-14
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Do I need to act?
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0.75% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.3/10
Low
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
13/34 · Low
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
10/34 · Low