CVE-2021-29097 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Esri ArcReader, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine (versions 10.8.1 and earlier), and ArcGIS Pro (versions 2.7 and earlier). An unauthenticated attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcgis_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcgis_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcmap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.