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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30229/20.005.30334/22.001.20142. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-34225. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 summary by CVE is:

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 disclosed 07/15/2022 as apsb22-32. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-34225 since 06/21/2022. 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 07/15/2022).

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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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
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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/21/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-32
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203947

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2022 22:03
Changes: 07/15/2022 22:03 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103