PT-2022-18895 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2022-05-18 · CVE-2022-28233

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 22.001.20085 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3031x and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.30205 and earlier

Description A use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations 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 file.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 and earlier, update to a version later than 22.001.20085 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3031x and earlier, update to a version later than 20.005.3031x to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.30205 and earlier, update to a version later than 17.012.30205 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of annotations in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-28233

ZDI-22-680

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28233 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28233 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-680 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28233 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42418 · Telegram Post