title: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Null Pointer Dereference Could Lead To Application Denial-of-Service
description: Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (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.
problem types: NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: DC 2021 July, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 20.0-Classic 2021 July, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 17.0-Classic 2021 July, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 5.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.0
]