CVE-2021-29117 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader 10.8.1 (and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00103.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Esri	Arcreader

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-15758	A use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader 10.8.1 (and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-desktop/administration/arcreader-general-data-frame-security-update/

History

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	arcreader use-after-free	arcreader use-after-free

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Esri

Published: 2022-08-12T18:45:12.867Z

Updated: 2025-04-10T14:58:21.962Z

Reserved: 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29117

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:02:51.117Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-12T19:15:08.020

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:00:45.070

Link: CVE-2021-29117

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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