PT-2023-4640 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2023-08-08 · Updated 2023-09-15 · CVE-2023-38229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution or disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. This could potentially allow an attacker to bypass mitigations such as ASLR.

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. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the opening of suspicious or untrusted PDF files until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05047

CVE-2023-38229

ZDI-23-1086

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1086 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05047 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38229 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68211 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38229 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1689681877987205122 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1689879438618767360 · Twitter Post