Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30467/23.003.20244 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30467/23.003.20244. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-29303. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30467/23.003.20244 (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. 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 released 08/10/2023 as apsb23-30. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-29303 since 04/04/2023. 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/10/2023).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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

CNA Base Score: 5.5
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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/04/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-30
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-29303 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29303
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236776

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2023 18:05
Changes: 08/10/2023 18:05 (49)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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