CVE-2022-38437

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.html	Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-10-14 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:16

NVD link : CVE-2022-38437

Mitre link : CVE-2022-38437

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-38437

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

adobe

acrobat
acrobat_reader
acrobat_reader_dc
acrobat_dc

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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