PT-2022-18903 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2022-05-19 · CVE-2022-28240

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 22.001.2011x and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3033x and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.3022x and earlier

Description A use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 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 22.001.2011x and earlier, update to a version later than 22.001.2011x to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3033x and earlier, update to a version later than 20.005.3033x to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.3022x and earlier, update to a version later than 17.012.3022x to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the opening of files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-28240

ZDI-22-693

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28240 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-693 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42438 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28240 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/30475 · Telegram Post