Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Parser out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Font Parser. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-44512. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Font Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 shared 05/26/2023. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-44512 since 10/31/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2024).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/31/2022 🔍
05/26/2023 +206 days 🔍
05/26/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/19/2024 +573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-44512 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44512
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229989

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2023 07:11
Updated: 12/19/2024 08:19
Changes: 05/26/2023 07:11 (38), 12/19/2024 08:19 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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