Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30467/23.003.20244 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30467/23.003.20244. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-38236. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30467/23.003.20244 (Document Reader Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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 at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38236 since 07/13/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 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: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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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

07/13/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-30
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236781

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2023 18:06
Changes: 08/10/2023 18:06 (50)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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