PT-2023-7170 · Adobe · Acrobat+1
Published
2023-11-14
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Updated
2023-11-22
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CVE-2023-44365
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| 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
Adobe Acrobat 2020
Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020
Description
The issue is related to an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in the Font Parser component of Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
For Adobe Acrobat 2020 and Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020, consider disabling the Font Parser component as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.
Fix
Use of Uninitialized Resource
Access of Uninitialized Pointer
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Acrobat
Acrobat Reader