Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30229/20.005.30334/22.001.20142 use after free

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30229/20.005.30334/22.001.20142. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-34223. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30229/20.005.30334/22.001.20142 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
The weakness was released 07/15/2022 as apsb22-32. The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-34223 since 06/21/2022. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2022).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
06/21/2022 🔍07/15/2022 🔍
07/15/2022 🔍
07/15/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: apsb22-32
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-34223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203946
Entry
Created: 07/15/2022 22:03Changes: 07/15/2022 22:03 (50)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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