title: Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
description: Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the submitForm function, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file in Acrobat Reader.
problem types: Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30175, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.012.20048, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.001.30005, 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
]