Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2022-44516

Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (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: 0.003 (17.8th 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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44516?
CVE-2022-44516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-44516?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.