Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-44337
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.006.20360 (and earlier) and 20.005.30524 (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 execute code in the context of the current user. 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 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-54.htm (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-44337?
- CVE-2023-44337 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44337?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-44337 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.