VDB-229994 · CVE-2022-44517 · GCVE-0-2022-44517

Adobe Acrobat Reader Annotation fillColor out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The affected element is the function fillColor of the component Annotation Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-44517. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function fillColor of the component Annotation Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

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 read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-44517 since 10/31/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

License

free

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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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

10/31/2022 🔍
05/26/2023 +206 days 🔍
05/26/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-44517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229994

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2023 07:12
Updated: 01/11/2025 02:17
Changes: 05/26/2023 07:12 (39), 12/19/2024 08:19 (27), 01/11/2025 02:17 (12)
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