VDB-245534 · CVE-2023-44371 · ZDI-23-1701

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Font Parser. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-44371. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Document Reader Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Font Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/15/2023 as ZDI-23-1701. The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-44371 since 09/28/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/10/2023).

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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader DC

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / 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

09/28/2023 🔍
11/15/2023 +48 days 🔍
11/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2023 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: ZDI-23-1701
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-44371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245534

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2023 20:29
Updated: 12/10/2023 19:50
Changes: 11/15/2023 20:29 (39), 12/10/2023 19:42 (1), 12/10/2023 19:50 (12)
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