CVE-2023-38247 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38247: ZDI-CAN-21449: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-125
Published August 10, 2023
Last update February 27, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 10, 2023 CVE published
February 27, 2025 Record updated