Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-44361
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.006.20360 (and earlier) and 20.005.30524 (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: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · 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-2023-44361?
- CVE-2023-44361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44361?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-44361 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.