PT-2021-18086 · Esri · Arcgis Pro+3

Francis Provencher · Published 2021-03-25 · Updated 2025-05-05 · CVE-2021-29098

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Esri ArcReader versions 10.8.1 and earlier ArcGIS Desktop versions 10.8.1 and earlier ArcGIS Engine versions 10.8.1 and earlier ArcGIS Pro versions 2.7 and earlier

Description: The issue arises from multiple uninitialized pointer vulnerabilities when parsing a specially crafted file. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Recommendations: For Esri ArcReader versions 10.8.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 10.8.1. For ArcGIS Desktop versions 10.8.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 10.8.1. For ArcGIS Engine versions 10.8.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 10.8.1. For ArcGIS Pro versions 2.7 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.7.

Fix

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-824

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29098

ZDI-21-361

ZDI-21-362

ZDI-21-372

Affected Products

Arcgis Desktop

Arcgis Engine

Arcgis Pro

Esri Arcreader

References · 11

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-362 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29098 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-372 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis/administration/security-advisory-general-raster · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-361 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/85929 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/120800 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/12113 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/12162 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/80561 · Telegram Post