Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30441/23.001.20093 File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30441/23.001.20093. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-26425. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30441/23.001.20093 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was presented 04/13/2023 as apsb23-24. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-26425 since 02/22/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30245). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/22/2023 🔍
04/13/2023 +49 days 🔍
04/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2025 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-24
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-26425 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-26425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225723
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2023 08:56
Updated: 11/09/2025 23:59
Changes: 04/13/2023 08:56 (51), 11/09/2025 23:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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