Use After Free in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-24960
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.006 (43.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Pdftron — versions 9.2.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24960?
- CVE-2022-24960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24960?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-24960 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.