Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2022-44517
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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-44517?
- CVE-2022-44517 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-2022-44517?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.