NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Acrobat
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 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.
EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-21586?
- CVE-2023-21586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-21586?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.