title: Adobe Acrobat Reader Improper Input Validation Memory leak
description: Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
problem types: Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 22.001.20169, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 20.005.30362, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 17.012.30249, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]