Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30205/20.005.3031x/22.001.20085 Acroform Event use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30205/20.005.3031x/22.001.20085. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Acroform Event Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-27799. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30205/20.005.3031x/22.001.20085 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Acroform Event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/12/2022 as apsb22-16. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-27799 since 03/23/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2022).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/23/2022 🔍
05/12/2022 +49 days 🔍
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05/14/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-16
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199561

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2022 09:29
Updated: 05/14/2022 08:24
Changes: 05/12/2022 09:29 (50), 05/14/2022 08:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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