Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30381/22.002.20212 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30381/22.002.20212. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-38449. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30381/22.002.20212 (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 10/11/2022 as APSB22-46 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38449. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 20.005.30407 or 22.003.20258 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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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: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Adobe): 5.5
Vendor Vector (Adobe): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

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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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 20.005.30407/22.003.20258

Timelineinfo

08/18/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +54 days 🔍
10/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/15/2022 +4 days 🔍
11/09/2022 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB22-46
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211001

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2022 10:25
Updated: 11/09/2022 10:04
Changes: 10/15/2022 10:25 (23), 10/15/2022 10:28 (28), 11/09/2022 10:00 (2), 11/09/2022 10:04 (12)
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