PT-2023-4565 · Adobe · Acrobat+1
Published
2023-08-08
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Updated
2023-08-15
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CVE-2023-38242
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| 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 versions 23.003.20244 and earlier
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30467 and earlier
Adobe Acrobat 2020
Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020
Description
The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to memory leak.
Recommendations
For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 and earlier, update to a version later than 23.003.20244 to resolve the issue.
For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30467 and earlier, update to a version later than 20.005.30467 to resolve the issue.
For Adobe Acrobat 2020 and Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020, consider disabling the font parsing functionality as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability for some versions, so users should be cautious when opening files from unknown sources.
Fix
Out of bounds Read
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Acrobat
Acrobat Reader