QID 375845

Date Published: 2021-09-15

QID 375845: Adobe Security Update for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader (APSB21-55)

Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Inc. to view, create, manipulate, print, and manage files in Portable Document Format. The family comprises Acrobat Reader, Acrobat, and Acrobat.com.

Adobe has released security updates to address Multiple Vulnerabilities.

Affected Versions:
Acrobat DC Continuous 2021.005.20060 and earlier versions(Windows )
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2021.005.20060 and earlier versions (Windows)
Acrobat DC Continuous 2021.005.20058 and earlier versions(MacOS)
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2021.005.20058 and earlier versions (MacOS )
Acrobat 2020 Classic 2020, 2020.004.30006 and earlier versions (Windows and macOS)
Acrobat Reader 2020 Classic 2020, 2020.004.30006 and earlier versions (Windows and macOS)
Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017, 2017.011.30199 and earlier version (Windows and macOS)
Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017, 2017.011.30199 and earlier version (Windows and macOS)

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: Windows
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of Acrobat.dll, AcroRd32.dll and nppdf32.dll files.

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: MacOS
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat from the installed application list.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity, and or Availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    Adobe has released fix to address this issue. Customers are advised to refer to APSB21-55 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    APSB21-55 URL Logo helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html