CVE-2023-21586

Published: Dec 19, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Adobe: Acrobat Dc, Acrobat Reader Dc, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader

4 products

Acrobat Reader Dc

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Dc	From 15.008.20082 to 22.003.20282
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	From 15.008.20082 to 22.003.20282

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Dc	From 15.008.20082 to 22.003.20281
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	From 15.008.20082 to 22.003.20281

Configuration C

2 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat	From 20.001.30005 to 20.005.30418
Adobe Acrobat Reader	From 20.001.30005 to 20.005.30418

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Apple Macos	All versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (1)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

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