PT-2022-18906 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2022-05-19 · CVE-2022-28243

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 allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. This can happen when a victim opens a malicious file, requiring user interaction for exploitation. The vulnerability could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure.

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

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-28243

ZDI-22-663

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28243 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-663 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28243 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28243 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42426 · Telegram Post