PT-2022-18904 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2022-05-19 · CVE-2022-28241

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 The issue is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that occurs when parsing a crafted file, potentially resulting in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.2011x and earlier, update to a version that fixes the out-of-bounds read vulnerability. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3033x and earlier, update to a version that fixes the out-of-bounds read vulnerability. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.3022x and earlier, update to a version that fixes the out-of-bounds read vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the opening of files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-28241

ZDI-22-665

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-665 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28241 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28241 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28241 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/30472 · Telegram Post