Security Alert (A23-01-05): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader/Acrobat


 

Published on: 11 January 2023

  
  

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities. A remote attacker would entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted PDF file to exploit the vulnerabilities.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Acrobat DC (for Windows) Continuous 22.003.20282 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat DC (for macOS) Continuous 22.003.20281 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader DC (for Windows) Continuous 22.003.20282 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader DC (for macOS) Continuous 22.003.20281 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2020 (for Windows and macOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30418 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader 2020 (for Windows and macOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30418 and earlier versions

 

Impact:

A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege and information disclosure on an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the following versions to address the issues. The updates can be obtained by using the auto-update mechanism or by downloading at the following URLs:

  • Acrobat DC (for Windows and macOS) Continuous 22.003.20310
    https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#continuous-track
  • Acrobat Reader DC (for Windows and macOS) Continuous 22.003.20310
    https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#continuous-track
  • Acrobat 2020 (for Windows and macOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30436
    https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#classic-track
  • Acrobat Reader 2020 (for Windows and macOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30436
    https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#classic-track

 

More Information:

  • https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/adobe-monthly-security-update-january-2023
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21579
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21581
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21585 (to CVE-2023-21586)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21604 (to CVE-2023-21614)


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