CVE-2023-21586
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CVE-2023-21586 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | >= 15.008.20082, <= 22.003.20282 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | >= 15.008.20082, <= 22.003.20282 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | >= 15.008.20082, <= 22.003.20281 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | >= 15.008.20082, <= 22.003.20281 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | >= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30418 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | >= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30418 |
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