title: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC  Path Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read could lead to arbitrary code execution
description: Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20155 (and earlier), 2020.001.30025 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30196 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.
problem types: Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2021.001.20155, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.001.30025, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30196, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]