CVE-2023-21579 (GCVE-0-2023-21579)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-18 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-05 19:34
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Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
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Vendor Product Version
Adobe Acrobat Reader Affected: unspecified , ≤ 20.005.30418 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 22.003.20282 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 22.003.20281 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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