Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30229/20.005.30334/22.001.20142 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 17.012.30229/20.005.30334/22.001.20142. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-34228. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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 rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is 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 an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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 presented 07/15/2022 as apsb22-32. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-34228 since 06/21/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/15/2022).

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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: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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-2022-34228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203948

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2022 22:04
Changes: 07/15/2022 22:04 (49)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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