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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.2132
EPSS Percentile
95.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (6)
adobe/acrobat
< 20.001.30005
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 17.011.30175
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 20.012.20048
adobe/acrobat_reader
< 20.001.30005
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 17.011.30175
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 20.012.20048
Published
Nov 05, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026