High severity · published Nov 16, 2023
CVE-2023-44338
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.006.20360 (and earlier) and 20.005.30524 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which…
7.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.006.20360 (and earlier) and 20.005.30524 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
20.001.30005 through 20.005.30539 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
15.008.20082 before 23.006.20380 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
20.001.30005 before 20.005.30539 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
15.008.20082 before 23.006.20380 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44338
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44338
Broken Link
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-54.htm
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