Use After Free in Adobe Framemaker
CVE-2023-21584
FrameMaker 2020 Update 4 (and earlier), 2022 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. 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: Use-After-Free
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: 0.004 (27.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Framemaker — versions unspecified, 2022
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb23-06.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-21584?
- CVE-2023-21584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-21584?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-21584 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.