CVE-2021-29098

high

Description

Multiple uninitialized pointer vulnerabilities when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine 10.8.1 (and earlier) and ArcGIS Pro 2.7 (and earlier) allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

References

Advisories
More

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-372/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-362/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-361/

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis/administration/security-advisory-general-raster/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-03-25

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0035