MEDIUM · 5.5

CVE-2023-21586

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 attacke...

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows-
AdobeAcrobat Dc>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.003.20282
AdobeAcrobat Reader Dc>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.003.20282
AppleMacos-
AdobeAcrobat>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30418
AdobeAcrobat Reader>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30418

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-21586?

CVE-2023-21586 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 attacke...

How severe is CVE-2023-21586?

CVE-2023-21586 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-21586?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc, Apple Macos, Adobe Acrobat.