Adobe Acrobat up to 17.012.3022x/20.005.3033x/22.001.2011x use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat up to 17.012.3022x/20.005.3033x/22.001.2011x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-28838. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat up to 17.012.3022x/20.005.3033x/22.001.2011x (Document Reader Software). This issue affects 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/12/2022 as apsb22-16. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-28838 since 04/08/2022. 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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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.3
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

04/08/2022 🔍
05/12/2022 +34 days 🔍
05/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-16
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199595

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2022 10:07
Updated: 05/14/2022 10:05
Changes: 05/12/2022 10:07 (49), 05/14/2022 10:05 (1)
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