PT-2023-7155 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2023-07-13 · Updated 2023-11-22 · CVE-2023-44338

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 23.006.20360 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30524 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

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 the Annotation Handler component until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08182

CVE-2023-44338

ZDI-23-1712

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1712 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08182 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-54.htm · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44338 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/701061 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-44338 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.245527 · Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-54.html · Note