PT-2022-16460 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-01-11 · Updated 2022-03-25 · CVE-2022-24091

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 21.007.20099 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.004.30017 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.011.30204 and earlier

Description The issue is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious font file.

Recommendations For versions 21.007.20099 and earlier, update to a version later than 21.007.20099 to resolve the issue. For versions 20.004.30017 and earlier, update to a version later than 20.004.30017 to resolve the issue. For versions 17.011.30204 and earlier, update to a version later than 17.011.30204 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of font files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-24091

ZDI-22-512

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-512 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24091 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39246 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24091 · Note