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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30205/20.005.3031x/22.001.20085. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Annotation Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-28233. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30205/20.005.3031x/22.001.20085 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Annotation 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 disclosed 05/12/2022 as apsb22-16. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-28233 since 03/30/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2022).

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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

03/30/2022 🔍
05/12/2022 +43 days 🔍
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05/14/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-16
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199567

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2022 09:31
Updated: 05/14/2022 08:44
Changes: 05/12/2022 09:31 (50), 05/14/2022 08:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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