Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2022-28261
Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (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 bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28261?
- CVE-2022-28261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28261?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.