CVE-2023-38229

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 result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html	Release Notes 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:::*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Sep 2023, 13:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~5.5~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
Summary	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.	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 result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

15 Aug 2023, 13:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Microsoft Apple Adobe acrobat Adobe Microsoft windows Adobe acrobat Reader Adobe acrobat Dc Adobe acrobat Reader Dc Apple macos
References	~~(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html -~~	(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5

10 Aug 2023, 14:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-10 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:33

NVD link : CVE-2023-38229

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38229

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38229

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat
acrobat_reader_dc
acrobat_reader
acrobat_dc

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

7.8 /10