Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-38243
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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
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 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38243?
- CVE-2023-38243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38243?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.