PT-2023-1120 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader
Published
2023-01-10
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Updated
2024-12-19
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CVE-2023-21586
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier)
Description
The issue is related to 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, as a victim must open a malicious file.
Recommendations
For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 and earlier, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20281 and earlier, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30418 and earlier, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the opening of malicious files until a patch is available.
Fix
DoS
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Acrobat Reader