title: Acrobat Reader DC Invalid Memory Read Due To An Uninitialized Pointer
description: Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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: 2020.013.20074, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.001.30018, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30188, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.6
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
version: 3.1
]