PT-2023-7146 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2023-12-04 · CVE-2023-44340

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 versions 23.006.20360 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30524 and earlier

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 allows attackers to potentially leak memory, disclosing confidential information.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.006.20360 and earlier, update to a version later than 23.006.20360 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30524 and earlier, update to a version later than 20.005.30524 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08173

CVE-2023-44340

ZDI-23-1711

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08173 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1711 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-54.htm · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44340 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-44340 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/62121 · Telegram Post
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-54.html · Note