Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30381/22.002.20212 use after free
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30381/22.002.20212 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality.
The weakness was presented 10/11/2022 as APSB22-46 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-38437. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/09/2022).
Upgrading to version 20.005.30407 or 22.003.20258 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Adobe): 5.5
Vendor Vector (Adobe): 🔍
CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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EPSS Percentile: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 20.005.30407/22.003.20258
Timeline
08/18/2022 🔍10/11/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 🔍
10/15/2022 🔍
11/09/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB22-46
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-38437 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 10/15/2022 10:24Updated: 11/09/2022 09:48
Changes: 10/15/2022 10:24 (23), 10/15/2022 10:27 (28), 11/09/2022 09:44 (2), 11/09/2022 09:48 (12)
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