PT-2022-18922 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2022-05-20 · CVE-2022-28259

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. This could be leveraged by an attacker to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 this issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3033x and earlier, update to a version that fixes this issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.3022x and earlier, update to a version that fixes this 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-2022-28259

ZDI-22-654

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28259 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28259 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-654 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/30506 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28259 · Note